By Amy Keyes 16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both
Not so long ago, my youngest turned 16. Sixteen candles. Sweet sixteen. Sixteen going on seventeen. All of the reminders that…
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Dear Mrs. Biesemeyer, The Assignment You Gave Your Class This Year Changed My Christmas
This year’s Holiday Hero Award goes to my son, Waylan’s, sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Biesemeyer. I honestly could not pick her…
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Mine Are the Old Kids On The Block Now
Last summer, we hit the jackpot with two new sets of amazing neighbors. Young families with the cutest kids, breathing the…
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We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough
My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
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Gone are the Days of Rocking You To Sleep
Gone are the days of pushing you on swings and practicing your letters. Gone are the days of rocking you…
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By Miranda Weiler-Eley What’s a Mother to Do When Her Kids Are Grown?
“It’s as though I’m facing a forced retirement,” I whispered with a tear-choked voice to my husband while attempting to…
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By Kris Ann Valdez I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can
This Christmas season, my husband took our laser light projector and aimed it at the Australian bottle tree in the…
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By Samantha Krieger Friendship Looks Different Now That Our Kids Are Older
When my kids were young and still in diapers, my friends and I used to meet up at Chick-fil-A for…
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By Crystal Fulmer Watching Your Big Kids Blossom is a Blessing
A little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
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By Corey Wheeland The Magic Middle
My daughter turned 12 last month, which means we've somehow tiptoed into uncharted territory. I blinked, and then everything I…
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By Sarah Nichols Sometimes All You Can Do Is Move the Furniture
I didn’t realize I was a person who struggled with change until I became a parent. I enter each new…
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By Maralee Bradley Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House
When I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…
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