Even Though They’re Gone, I Still Find My Parents in Church
In the 1980s and 1990s, my mom and dad were my Sunday school teachers at different and repeated times throughout my youth. Their tenure was broken…
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Spend Time With Your Kids Every Chance You Get
Snow day . . . before Christmas . . . in the month of December—for the working mom or any mom, it might as well be a natural disaster. I…
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My Nightmare Before Christmas Took Place in a Cardboard Box
“All the Christmas ornaments are destroyed,” my husband Greg said one Saturday this fall. “What?” I glared at him like he was crazy, because…
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Your Kids Will Remember How Christmas Felt Not How It Looked
As much as I hate to admit it, I’m a stickler when it comes to decorations. Once, when my older girls were toddlers, I thought it would be so…
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Don’t Collect Missed Moments, Mama
This life is crazy. It seems we are always going. The only time we stop is. . . wait, we don’t really ever stop. We are constantly going. Our…
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6 Reasons Thanksgiving in the 90s Was the Best
Thanksgiving Day, 1990: a 6-year-old girl woke up with an itch. The 6-year-old girl itched that itch beside her belly button. The 6-year-old girl…
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It Could Be the Last Time—And I Want To Remember
“Love, you might want to get a picture of this. It could be the last time.” What is my six-foot-four husband feeling so sentimental about? I…
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Kids Remember the Memories, Not the Mess
“Would you rather have a full-time maid, nanny, or chef?” Most women I know quickly answer maid—because cooking isn’t so bad if…
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This Time With Grandparents is So Precious
It’s hard to believe we’re approaching the 15th anniversary of my grandfather’s passing. My grandfather–affectionately known as “Pa…
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To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture
I’m not one to issue advice, especially when no one’s asking. I am especially hesitant to offer advice to a person when they are pregnant, but I…
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