I’m Raising My Kids to be Anything They Want to be When They Grow Up
Right now, I’m raising artists. Both of my children never sit down faster than when it is time to play with Play-doh, their chubby fingers adeptly…
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God Has Filled Your Heart With Dreams, Beautiful Girl—Chase Them With Wild Abandon
Dear daughter, You stand here finishing the last two bites of an ice cream sandwich, chocolate wafer stuck to your lips, as you lick the remainder…
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When Your Lover Is A Dreamer, Be His Muse
They helped shape that boy you liked into the man you love. His eyes used to dance as he shared them with you. They still dance when his thoughts…
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But How Will We Make Wishes, Mom?
I saw the look on Adam’s face as we turned the corner, and braced myself for the inevitable three-year-old’s howl. But it never…
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To My Rambunctious Toddler at Bedtime
It’s past your bedtime and you’re still going strong. You’re scampering from your coloring table to your toy box to your bookshelf. It…
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Mama, You Haven’t Missed Your Boat
When we moved this past summer, it didn’t take long for my husband to find the Goodwill Superstore down the street. This guy is very impressed…
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Sometimes Things Aren’t Broken, They’re Just Stuck
My husband is a great fixer. He fixes everything that “breaks” in our house. Many times, the things I think are broken or beyond repair, he’s…
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Dear Underwriter, Take a Chance on Us
Dearest Underwriter, At this point I feel as though we are pen pals. I am a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason. I am…
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Friends for Beyond the Motherhood Trenches
I used to think the greatest friend was the one who would sit with me and engage in lengthy conversation about the trenches of motherhood. We’d…
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Silencing the Negativity from the People We Love – 13 Pieces of Advice from an Anti-Dream Crusher
“The person who said it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” Chinese proverb When we finally make up our mind to follow a…
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