My Love Will Follow You to College
My son is 18 years old—still a teen and yet headed off to a life at college where he won’t…
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What Your Mother Wants You to Know as You Begin High School
Dear high school freshmen, As you walk into high school on the first day of school, I want you to…
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Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything
I recently had coffee with a good friend who I don’t get to see very often. During our hour of…
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They Defended Him and Failed Me: Why It’s So Hard to Speak Truth about Sexual Abuse
Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse and rape. I was warned that what I was doing could ruin his…
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By Angela Williams Glenn When Your Kids Are No Longer Little
My kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…
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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?
A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
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By Lauren Elizabeth Miller I’ve Got Toddlers and Teens and I’m Exhausted In Every Way
I have four kids, so I have felt many levels of exhaustion over the past 13 years since becoming a…
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While She’s Still Mine
I touched her hair today. The delicate, fully-formed, angel-baby droplet plucked intentionally off heaven's tree and placed in my belly…
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By Tacie Kerr My Son’s Dream Died Today So a Piece of Mine Did Too
My son’s dream died today. And with that phone call, a piece of me died too. I was at the…
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By Amy Martin Teens with Bad Attitudes Can Have Good Hearts
There’s a scene in the movie Almost Famous where a writer is staring out the window of a bus contemplating…
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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 Marie Turbush He’s Not a Standardized Kid, but His Future Is Still Bright
In our state, there is a college scholarship called “Bright Futures.” Among other requirements such as a very good GPA…
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