Where’s My Copy of “What to Expect When You’re Expected To Parent in a Pandemic”
I don’t know how to parent well in a pandemic. I don’t know how to juggle all the Zooms, all the homework, and all the different schedules for…
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I Love Being Their Mom But I Hate Being Their Teacher
My alarm wakes me before the sun has even come up and the first thing I do is reach for my cell phone, silently bracing myself for the 57 emails that…
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Your Child is Surely Not His Test Score During a Pandemic
Take a child. Now remove him from his school campus, hardworking and compassionate teachers, and joy-inducing friends. Now have him stay home…
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Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.
If you were only allowed to have ten people at your mother’s funeral, who would you pick? How would you decide? Could you decide at all? Imagine…
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I Still Love Being in Church Even Though it’s Different Now
How I love to be in church! It is such a comfort to me. It’s my safe place. Yes, I carry my faith with me everywhere. Jesus is in my heart and…
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It Doesn’t Mean the Tears Don’t Fall
This has all been a lot. Even though most days I can feel the blessing of extra time with the kids. Even though I believe strongly that…
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Our Parents Met Their First Grandbaby Through a Hospital Window, and it Was the Sweetest Thing Ever
I bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting rooms and no visiting hours. My husband and…
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The Last 6 Months Have Taken My Anxiety To a Whole New Debilitating Level
172 days. That’s how many days since my last Starbucks drink and boy, how much life has changed since. I remember that day very clearly. I had…
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Over These Past Few Months, Our House Became Our Haven
Hey there, house. It’s me. I know I don’t clean you or take care of you as much as I used to. I don’t stand still or stop in rooms as often…
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My Dad Isn’t Just a Statistic—He Was Our Everything
My mom just brought my dad’s ashes home. He is finally home . . . just not how we thought we’d be able to bring him home. My chest aches. For…
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