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On Mondays, We Start Over

Today is Monday. On Mondays, I wake up with the determination to get my life together. Everything has gone to you know where in a handbag over the…

“Honestly, I hate this, too.” Those were the words I typed in my email to my homeroom advisee today. It has taken three weeks but she has…

Dear husband, Thank you. You are always picking up where I left off. Even when you only had two hours of sleep, you still get your work done during…

Love them harder. The toddler who threw an epic tantrum? Maybe he’s bored right now. Or confused. Or picking up on everyone else’s emotions. Love…

You lie in bed at night as the anxious thoughts fill your mind. The what ifs and scary visuals pop into your head. And they feel impossible to turn…

Pray for the mama’s heart. This is a scary time to be alive, for young and old alike. Uncertainty, fear, confusion, and chaos saturate…

I’ve got three kids in their 20s, and they are anxious about this pandemic and its long-reaching effects. I mean, who isn’t? Is there a…

I was eight years old, sitting in elementary school computer class with a friend (no doubt playing KidPix, Oregon Trail, or some equally riveting,…

To the woman who cannot afford to stock up on her children’s favorite foods right now— You are still a good mother. To the woman who has to wait…

I get it. She’s been hard to live with lately. She’s been angry. She’s been frustrated. She’s been (ridiculously) quick to argue. But what…