Why I Stopped Multi-Tasking
Lately I seem to be in full-on triage mode. My nails are bitten down to the quick, I find myself choking on my food because…
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Getting the Chores Done
I have a confession. I stink at chores. Getting them done and assigning them to my kids. Once upon a time, I was Glenda Good…
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No Such Thing as Normal
I recall standing up before a class of 5th and 6th graders teaching them grammar and thinking, How do I do this? How do I…
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Cheap Fun for Children
My children used to spend hours playing together with their favorite toy. Though most would assume it was a major purchase or some extravagant electronic…
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A Mom’s Reflection on 8th Grade Graduation
How can it possibly be that time already??? I’m going to stop being a social researcher for a minute and just be an amazed mom….
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Do You Need Grace in Your Marriage?
Do you need grace in your marriage? I do. Lately I’ve realized how easy it is for me to get irritated or frustrated over the…
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I Couldn’t Reach My Children
Editor’s note: On April 27, 2014, a massive tornado tore through central Arkansas, leaving a devastating path of destruction in its wake. One of the…
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I Still Do
As I stood there in my white strapless gown across from the handsome boy I’d been dating for years, it was easy and effortless to…
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Where Are You Running?
Sometimes it seems like motherhood is a track-and-field event. We chase kids. We hurtle the conflicts life throws at us. We shot-put our bad attitudes…
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Heather Hetchler Shares Encouragement for Stepmoms
Heather Hetchler knows that it’s hard not to take it personally when your stepchildren don’t embrace you the way you would like despite your…
