By Jenny Albers I’m Done Making New Year’s Resolutions I Don’t Care About
A new year is upon us and I can almost smell the possibility. The week between Christmas and New Year's…
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By Meg Duncan A Former Retail Worker’s Holiday Shopping Plea: Be Kind to the People Helping You This Week
Through my early twenties, I worked in customer service as a gas station clerk and a waitress, and let me…
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By Lauren Eberspacher The Kindness Elf: An Intentional Alternative to Elf on the Shelf
There is something about the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child. The way they stand in awe…
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By Ashley Kleisinger How Balloons are Helping One Little Boy Cope With His Mom’s Cancer Diagnosis
Dana Dirkes’ life was rocked in July when she was very quickly and surprisingly diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma…
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By Vicki Bahr The Power of Saying “I’m Sorry”
Sometimes, it just needs to be said; the frustration, the anger, the embarrassment needs to be put into words. Chances…
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By Brynn Burger Dear Son, Be Kind To Everyone—and Other Must-Dos For Elementary School
School is so exciting to you right now, little one. You are unsure about what is to come but the…
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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…
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By Stephanie Thompson Why We Must Teach Our Children To Keep on Doing Good to Others
The joyful anticipation of the beginning of summer break became tainted with disappointment as we walked home from school that…
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By Micah Klug Dear Daughter, Your Heart Is Full of Beauty
Your father came home with a huge smile on his face after taking you and your brothers to the mall,…
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By Christina Antus Most of Love’s Moments Aren’t Loud
My three-year-old son asked for a pair of Crocs at the grocery store and we made a deal: be good,…
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5 Commandments of Not Being a Jerk at Your Kid’s Sporting Events
OK friends, full truth: what I am about to offer to you is an outsider’s perspective. I hated playing sports…
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By Brea Schmidt 5 Things I Say To My Kids That Change Our Dynamic at Home
In my three-kids-in-six-years tenure as a mom, it has felt like I’m in an ongoing game of Tetris: getting dealt a…
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