By Mel Landers I’m Not a Sports Mom
I’m not a sports mom. We aren’t a sports family. My husband loves video games. He doesn’t like football. I…
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Every Summer Has a Story—and I Want to Remember This One
I read something recently that really resonated: every summer has a story. Let me explain. I’m a mom to two…
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By Tess Ezzy Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around
After my grandmother died, I expected grief to follow some kind of order. Maybe not a checklist, exactly—but something linear.…
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By Mary Kate Hampton Communion with Ghosts
This was the first sacrament without one of my parents. For the last one, my mom was in the throes…
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By Amy Martin All I Wanted Was Her Four-Leaf Clover
I walked past the antique chair into the sunken living room of the beautifully decorated home. I passed the extensive…
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We Took the Perfect Summers of Our Youth for Granted
When I was in college, my parents rented a house for a week each year in a little place called…
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By Vicki Bahr Dear Connie, How Could We Have Known How Beautiful Grandma Life Would Be?
Dear Connie, How could we know as we stood on Makena Beach in Maui, watching Adam and Debby smile as…
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By Tara Hanratty These Messy Moments Are Tomorrow’s Precious Memories
We live on an old street with perfectly manicured lawns, beautiful gardens, and freshly painted shutters that match the coloured…
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By Melissa Voelker These Days of Childhood Are “The Good Old Days” of Their Lives
When we look back on our childhoods, most of us say, "It was a simpler time back then," or we…
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We Say So Many Goodbyes to Little Versions of Them
Before you become a parent, you think the times that will break your heart will only be the big ones—double-digit…
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By Emaline Ashe We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Ready to Fly
Collective memories from my son Aiden’s childhood are some of my most prized possessions. Reflecting on these memories is both…
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Girl Scout Cookies Remind Me of Little Girls with Big Dreams
I went out on a chilly Saturday morning for some stamps at one of those satellite post office locations inside…
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