Volunteer More—You Won’t Regret It
I love volunteering. I have made amazing friendships and learned so much by volunteering. I volunteer in my community, I…
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By Savannah Lyon What Single Moms Really Need
No, you’re not a single mom for a weekend. I’ve heard it said at social gatherings, in passing at church,…
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By Elizabeth Wiley An EF-3 Tornado Hit My Small Town. What It Can Teach Us about Strength.
It didn’t seem like a bad storm. In fact, I thought it would miss us. And I was a little…
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By Sue Volikas The Adoption Community Breathes Hope Into the Hard Places
When we started our adoption journey, there were endless phone calls and paperwork between the home study agency, the adoption…
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By Ashley Stevens My Awesome Neighbors Are Saving Our Summer
As I sip my beverage and watch my girls play with neighbor friends from my lawn chair, I think to…
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By Rebecca Arendell Franks A Ray of Sunshine From Wuhan: “We Are at Peace.”
WUHAN: It's roughly day 48 of the city's quarantine. We've been locked in our apartment complex for many weeks. I…
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By jamie-swenson Some Days it’s Hard to Be the Dad of a Special Needs Child
We headed over to the ribbon cutting. Less than a mile away. Through the neighborhood and onto the new road.…
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By Marjorie Brimley It Matters More Than You Think When You Cheer for My Kids
“Nice shot Claire!” yelled the man sitting next to me. I barely knew him, but he was a parent of…
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By Rochelle Deans I’m So Glad I Stayed in My Hometown
If I got to vote on my own high-school superlative, it would not have been most likely to stay. I…
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By Ashley Bufe I Love My Small Town Church
Sometimes it’s hard to not occasionally be discouraged as a small town church family. Big churches have huge youth groups.…
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By Lisa Qualls This is Why I Stop at Lemonade Stands and You Should Too
"Go to the wedding, go to the funeral, stop at the lemonade stand." Wise words from my friend, Ann. For…
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By Christiana Whallon To the Mom who has it all Together
My kids and I were finally leaving the indoor play center. I thought it would be the perfect outing, my…
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