By Brooke Behrendt What If We’re Not as Divided as We’ve Been Led to Believe?
I’ve been sitting with an “unpopular opinion” for a while now, one that feels risky to say out loud in…
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You Got Clipped! The Volleyball Trend That’s Building Up Our Girls
I have spent most of my life around athletics. My older brothers played sports, and I was always dragged to…
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Shift Your Mindset to Grace, Not Grumbling
Sitting in the dermatologist's waiting room for my annual skin cancer screening, it doesn't take long to realize it's going…
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In Praise of Indebtedness: How Threads of Reciprocity Weave Us Together
It all started with tomatoes. After we moved, a neighbor invited us to pick from the abundance in her and…
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By Brianna Forsman I Can’t Fix This Broken World, but I Can Raise You To Change It
My sweet child, this world isn't what I dreamed for you. Life has always had its fair share of hardships…
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By Brittney Wilson The Unbirthday Present
Growing up, my grandmother had a sweet tradition: on each of our birthdays, she’d give the other child a small…
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By Lisa Bonnema We All Carry Hurts and Burdens—So How We Treat Each Other Matters
Recently, I was filling out some school paperwork for my youngest daughter that required her surgical history. It was a…
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Teach Your Kids to Look for the One as the School Year Begins
As school doors open across the country, gates fling wide, and tardy bells toll, let us teach our children to…
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By Kimberly Phyfe If Your Life Had a Welcome Mat, What Would It Say?
On the front steps of every home, you’ll find a welcome mat. You know it’s a welcome mat by the…
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Be the Green Carpet
I had a dear friend growing up who had the healthy version of what my family could have looked like.…
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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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You’re So Much More than What a Mean Girl Thinks of You
I had to have the "mean girl" talk with my second-grade daughter. I could lie and tell you I didn't…
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