No More Christmases at Home
When we got married I looked forward to starting new traditions and continuing many from my childhood. Certain cookies, a particular style of stockings, and…
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A Little Hospitality Help
Hospitality is not my strong suit, let me just be honest. But I’m always inspired when I’m going through my magazines and I see a nicely…
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Pregnant at Christmas!
If your belly is lookinglike a bowl full of jelly, welcome to the “Pregnant at Christmas” club, where most of us are shaped a little…
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Mother Bear Attends Holiday Gathering
It takes a special person to invite a family with an autistic child to her house, especially when the function will take place indoors. And…
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Perfect Peace
Thanksgiving and Christmas is always a time with extended family that allows us catch up on “what’s new.” However, sometimes it feels like it ends…
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True Confessions of a Tired Mom
Want to hear my honest confessions of a tired mom? I am so tired as a mom of little kids that when it comes to…
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What Really Happened to Our Family this Thanksgiving
There is a proverb that says, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This year my plans did not happen as I’d…
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Fun New Ways to Join Me in Making a Fool of Yourself!
Anyone else utterly amazed at the court jester-like activities we’re willing to engage in to educate/entertain our children? Anyone else half expect a hidden camera…
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My Best Thanksgiving: Finding an Orphan in China
There is a girl who is an artist. An athletic boy. And a girl who just lost both of her parents. They are all 13…
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Running the Mommy Marathon
My mom, after bearing four girls in under eight years, once told me that she was pretty much just exhausted for 10 years. I can wholeheartedly…
