Dear Friend, Invite Me Into Your Mess
Hey, sister. Do me a favor, would you? Invite me into your mess. Please. Pretty please. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I want to be invited into your…
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Dear Friend, You Can Always Count on Me
I remember the phone call vividly. The sound of your voice told me you had been sobbing. The kind of news that made me desperately wish I could climb…
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6 Ways to be an Awesome Ride or Die Friend
“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” – Helen Keller My mom used to tell me there is a big difference…
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I Love My Girlfriends, But My Husband is My Best Friend
In my 20s and teens, friendship looked a little different than it does now in my 30s married with children. Friendship, in all its forms, has many…
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Dear Mama: Find Your Person
Ladies, if I can offer one piece of advice from the world of motherhood, it is this: find your person. Not the cutest diaper bag. Not the sleekest…
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When You Marry Your Best Friend, You Are Lucky For a Lifetime
Dear friend, I saw you walking through the church lobby this morning, and I could see it written all over your face: you are feeling overwhelmed.…
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Make Room For Mom Friends in Your Life—You Need Them More Than You Know
The hardest stage to keep close friendships is literally the one we all need it most. Mom friendships are important while raising children for so…
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Mom Friends Are the Best Friends
When I moved to a new city with my family and my kids started school, I found myself immersed in a whole new gang of friends. These weren’t my old…
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I Want Friends to Do Life With—The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
When I was young, my parents had this group of families they did nearly everything with. The parents would play games, or talk, or watch a movie in…
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We All Have a “Person” and My Sister is Mine
We all have one. That one person who has been there for you. Whether it was during childhood, grade school, high school, college, or your first…
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