My Grandmother Left Me Her Love
We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before we ordered, and I was…
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Confessions of a Former Mean Girl
“I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school. I wish I could make a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would…
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7 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Kids
We put so much pressure on making sure we raise our kids right. That we’re guiding lights teaching them respect, patience, and most of all…
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13 Nuggets of Wisdom From Middle Age
Dear younger me, Good news is you’re still going to be kicking it at 49, which should shock you considering you think people my age fall into…
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There is Nothing Like Growing Up On the Farm
I pulled down the lane. Off in the distance driving in the field was my husband. It was just another spring day planting until after dark. Another…
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Thanks For the Memories, Coach Hart
Recently, my mom shared some sad news: my seventh-grade basketball coach passed away in late March. It was one of those moments that transported me…
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Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past
I was 14 when I first snuck into my parent’s liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into a hastily washed Aquanet bottle. I took…
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Dear Kids, If I Go Before You Grow
“What if I die before they grow?” This question has haunted me every day since I became a mother at 18. Although I didn’t know what I…
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The World Will Challenge Your Beauty; This Is How You Overcome It
I want my daughter to be beautiful, like me. There, I said it. I want my daughter to be beautiful, like me. There, I said it twice. It took a long…
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She Lived to Be 105—and This Mantra Got Her Through
Technically, she was my great aunt, but we called her Aunt Marjorie. For most of my childhood, it was Aunt Marjorie and Aunt Mildred, a dynamic duo.…
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