Sometimes I wonder if my children have any chance at turning out remotely normal. After a long day of time outs, impatient conversations and more sugar than veggies in their […]
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I live on a seminary campus. There. I said it. I couldn’t decide if I should throw that out there right away or slide it in at the end of […]
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“My curfew was the light pole, my mom didn’t call my cell, she yelled my name, I played outside with friends, not online. If I didn’t eat what my mom […]
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{originally published in 2012} Every year around Thanksgiving and Christmas time, a peculiar thing happens. In the secular world, advertisements for shopping deals become as numerous as political adds […]
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{originally posted in 2012} I am a new mom. No, I’m not a first time mom, but I am a new mom. When I had my first child, I decided […]
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Here in America, we hold our rights with tightly closed fists. Our rights are what make us angry with politicians and annoyed when someone cuts us off on the freeway. […]
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It was the end of the fall semester and my husband was in the throes of finals. He went to work, studied and wrote papers. The 4 year old […]
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Any parent will tell you there are no true experts in parenting, only people who have learned from their mistakes. In my mind, the only true experts I look […]
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Growing up I had it pretty rough. My 3 older brothers both teased and picked on me and even had the nerve to be really protective of me. My parents […]
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As I begin to write this post, I feel like I’m climbing out of a cave from below the earth, pushing open an old rickety door to feel the sunshine […]
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