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My foster care blog posts will be moving to a new site
Posted 9/26/2016

I'm putting this up for any blog subscribers who are interested in continuing to hear about our foster care journey. For the sake of privacy (ours and our …
If You're Not a Mom You Probably Don't Want to Read This
Posted 4/13/2015

As a teenager I remember standing in the doorway of the bathroom holding a sick little sister while my mom mopped up the vomit this sister had just projected …
18 Proven Ways to Prolong an Argument with your Spouse
Posted 1/18/2015

There are so many tried and true ways to keep an argument going with your spouse. I was shocked the other day to realize that I have yet to read an article on …
10 Ways Parenting Prepares Me for the Zombie Apocalypse
Posted 7/13/2014

Some of my friends are concerned about the pending zombie apocalypse. I've noticed that these are mostly my childless friends. They might want to take note of …
The Case for Siblings
Posted 11/4/2013

I have gotten the impression that some people think big families are accidents, as if the parents are a bit simple and just haven’t figured out how these …
Taking Soap Beyond the Bathtub
Posted 11/14/2011

How does one mom who already has more than enough to do suddenly end up in the business of making soap for charity? Especially, when she never made a bar …
Kids and worship
Posted 9/28/2011

Every weekday morning, before beginning any other school, I gather my children on the living room couch for family worship time. Of all our daily activities, …
Correcting Other People's Children
Posted 7/7/2011

I stepped into the story room at the Chelsea Library as a plastic banana came sailing out of the playhouse. It was quickly followed by a second banana, an …
Yoga for "stress release"
Posted 3/10/2011

Having informed my kids earlier in the day that they were giving up screen time for lent, I found myself in a bit of a conundrum with my husband on a business …

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