The Rock Bottom Rebuild
The year was 2012. I had three little boys ages one, three, and five. My husband had gotten on the…
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By Amy Keyes We’re Building Precious Memories through These Family Traditions
I am sitting in my happiest place in the world: a beach in Puerto Vallarta in the middle of a…
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What if We Stopped Making Homework the Norm?
Every day I pick my children up from school and ask the same question: Do you have homework tonight? I…
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By Natalie Platzkoester Pavlak A Grandma Is Forever
We all have those moments from childhood that at the time maybe felt . . . insignificant? That is, until…
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By Krystal Sieben Parenting Is Easier When We’re Kind To Each Other
Maybe I am blessed (or incredibly naïve) but I’m part of a community where I haven’t run into mean moms.…
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Thank You For This Legacy of Love
My mom is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has been my teacher of what being a mom and a…
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By Her View From Home I’m Grateful My Parents Are Such Involved Grandparents
My grandparents loved my sister and me from afar. We knew they loved us, but we also knew they did…
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By Alicia Thompson Maw Maw’s Soup Beans Meant Love
On my birthday, my sweet Maw Maw would sometimes cook a Crock-Pot full of my favorite soup beans. They were…
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By Caitlin Van Hefty My New Year’s Resolution: Embrace the Interruptions
The start of a new year is always marketed as a “fresh start.” A blank slate, wiped clean, ready for…
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By Vicki Bahr The Angel with Yellow Cotton Candy Hair
It was Christmas Eve of 1973, and we had welcomed our first child just days before, walking gingerly through foot-high…
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How Do We Keep the Holiday Magic Alive when the Family Matriarch is Gone?
For many people, the holidays are a season of delight and celebration, a time when magic happens. But for some,…
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We Started a Gratitude Journal—Then Hurricane Helene Hit
“Mama, go get your notebook! I have gratitudes to add!” When we started listing things we were grateful for, it…
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