Happy Versus Content
Have you ever noticed that most of the messaging women receive from media is infused with the notion that at every moment of every day, you are meant to…
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Intentional Friendships
A few months ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to speak to a group of women who are dear to my heart. The Heart and…
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About Autism: The Hope You Need After Diagnosis
If you are new to the world of autism, there is help for the uninitiated. Three years ago when I first heard my daughter’s diagnosis…
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3 Easy Snow Day Recipes Your Kids Will Love
I’ll never forget my brothers, sister, and I huddling around the radio, silently pleading, “Please say District 140.” As soon as the words were uttered…
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Go-Away Spray, the Paci-Fairy, and Monsters
Having trouble with monsters? Skeletons in the closet? Do you have the pacifier blues? Fear not! Experienced moms have some answers. Cure for monsters, skeletons,…
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Husbands and Football
While watching some of the Dallas Cowboys wild card game with my husband I asked him about some of the finer points of the game….
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My Marriage: Cross-Cultural Studies
When I was 16, I spent six weeks in Venezuela with some missionaries and some nationals. It left a significant impact on me, and I get…
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Go. To. BED.
One area of mothering I very clearly have yet to master is bedtime; my kids pop out like a jack-in-the-box. It does not help that…
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Feeling the Labor Pains in Adoption
Often times I have thought, Wow, adoption is great! Physically easy, and no pains of childbirth! My waist is a bit smaller nine months into the…
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How to Support the Siblings of Special Needs Kids
One of the issues my husband and I often discuss is the well-being of our older child. With a severely autistic younger sister, my eldest…
