Headsize and Hearts
When Jackson was still in utero, my doctor looked at my husband’s head, turned to me, and said, “Didn’t your momma never tell you never to…
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Would You have Noticed Her?
She was moving directly toward us. My husband called my name and said, “Get the camera!” While we were standing on opposite sides of the…
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How to Teach Your Kids To Do Just About Anything on Their Own
My five-year-old is fascinated by The Little Engine that Could. He leans his curly head against my arm while I read from the exhausted halt of the…
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Single Parenting: An Adventure in Exhaustion
It’s been two years since I became a single mom to five wonderfully lovable and exhausting children. Pretty sure I never really understood exhaustion until now. Oh, I would…
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What is the Level on Your Tank?
Summer has arrived for many of us and will be here soon for the rest of us. Kids will be or are out of school…
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The Power of The Selfless Unemployed
A few days ago, I spoke to a group called C3G that exists to help job-seekers in the Atlanta area network and support one another. I…
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Choosing the Foster Care Journey
(Editor’s Note: In November, during National Adoption Awareness Month, MomLife Today enjoys having Adoptive and Foster moms share their hearts with you. Meet Jami Kaeb, we…
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Birthday MOMents — Worst or Best Me?
Birthdays are a wonderful thing because they are a time of reflection. In the case of a child’s birthday, it is a time not only…
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Pick a Positive Path
Yesterday I was at a friend’s house chatting while our kids played upstairs. As usual, after only a few minutes, rumblings of discontent reverberated down the…
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Motherhood: A Small Life?
I sympathize a lot with a line of Meg Ryan’s character in You’ve Got Mail. One night on email, she wonders, “I lead a small…
