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On any given August day, at any given shopping mall or Target, aisles are teeming with mothers and fathers hauling…
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On any given August day, at any given shopping mall or Target, aisles are teeming with mothers and fathers hauling…
Continue ReadingThe familiar song grew louder. Students dressed as antelope, wildebeests, and lions slowly filled the stage. The opening scene enraptured…
Continue ReadingAs I watch my sweet, almost-grown babies, I can see my time with them growing shorter. I have so much…
Continue Reading“I hate school,” my 15-year-old daughter says as she snuggles up next to me on any given Sunday night. “It…
Continue ReadingJust seeing this in print is causing a stir of emotions. Part of me keeps asking, where did time go and…
Continue ReadingHow does a person prepare for something they have never experienced? I have planned and prepared for my oldest son’s…
Continue ReadingThis is Bailey. Sixteen-year-old Bailey to be exact. Also known as "me." And next to me is my handsome prom…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a freshman in high school, my basketball team was small. In fact, it was so small we…
Continue Reading"I walk up the stairs and I open the door. I look inside just to be sure that no one's…
Continue ReadingOh gosh, guys. This gave me chills. So many of us in the Heartland know the terror of being in…
Continue ReadingI walked swiftly down the familiar narrow blue hallway of my high school and clutched my algebra book as if…
Continue ReadingTo My Firstborn, Next week we will take a short drive. I will start the car and wait for you…
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