• Family

    Hard Conversations

    Hard conversations are part of life. And for those of us who really donโ€™t like confrontation, these conversations can be extremely taxing. The easy way out would be just to avoid them altogetherโ€“to โ€œkeep the peaceโ€โ€“, but we all know…

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    A Tough Break

    โ€œMama, come quick! Callie hurt her arm!,โ€ Katie ran to tell me. Our family was attending an M-Braves game with another family, and the kids had gone off to play in the grass behind center field. Since I was in…

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    All-Skate

    My husband and I recently took our three children, plus some extra girls, to the roller skating rink. We had been skating once or twice before, but it had been a while since our last venture. Callie, my 12-year-old, took…

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    Now Available: Unlimited Fresh Starts

    Fresh starts. New beginnings. Second chances. I donโ€™t know anyone who doesnโ€™t like these ideas. And thereโ€™s something about a brand new year that gets us all excited about โ€œstarting overโ€ and making changes and improvements in our lives. Undoubtedly,…

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    Testing 1, 2, 3

    Iโ€™ve taken several pregnancy tests in my 14 years of marriage. And Iโ€™ve had a range of reactions to the results. Surprise, disappointment, shock, disbelief, and (of course) joy! Iโ€™m not going to tell you which reactions go with which…

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    Happy Camper

    Last summer I sent my firstborn to an overnight camp for the first time. This was a big step of faith for me. I really donโ€™t think Iโ€™m a โ€œhelicopter mom,โ€ but I think we can all agree that dropping…