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Its ok for your kids to be bored this summer

Summer is upon us which means we are all looking for ways to keep kid occupied. I don't know about you but we are a grand total of four days …

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Nothing beats a mama’s love

Last weekend we hosted a little girl for a few days. We didn't know much about the situation other than there was recently some major trauma in her and her …

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The Garden Plan

My garden beckons me. The soil revels in its freshly tilled glory. A brown sea of possibility. And work. And weeds. And pests. Ugh actually my garden doesn't call me. It mocks me. When I …

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We can do better than this

I catch my breath. I can't believe what I am reading. Surely this can't be right. When I read "Counties fielded reports of possible child abuse or neglect an average of …

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I Don’t Want to be Jen Hatmaker’s BFF

I have a confession to make. I don't read many blogs. It seems hypocritical to admit this given the fact that I started writing one. But the truth is with four …

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What do you write your name on?

I never met anyone who loves his name more than my brother. When we were kids, that boy wrote his name on everything in our house. I mean, everything. He thought …

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Let’s Cool it on the Criticism

When I was a kid I split my Sundays between the Catholic Church with Grandma and our local non-denominational church with my family. At St. Peters there was no worship …

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Its OK to Look Like You in a Picture

Yesterday I placed an emergency call to my friend Ali because I needed a stat family picture for my husband’s new employer. Incidentally, only a very selfless friend would ask …

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Freezer Meal Party

We are the kind of family that lets our grocery supply dwindle to crumbs before we hit the store. This can make meal time an exercise in both creativity and …

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Are We There Yet?

Once upon a time a boy and a girl met. They fell in love. They got married and moved to a state five to ten hours away from family thereby …

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