To the New Military Recruit’s Mom: A Year from Today A year ago I watched him be sworn in and then board a bus and drive away. I …
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An Open Letter to My Children: #MeToo and #NeverYou
An Open Letter to My Children: #MeToo and #NeverYou As I joined the rally cry #MeToo... I dreaded all the ways I allowed creeps, …
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A Prayer to be Better…
A prayer to be better... “Dear God, if I could change, if I could only be better... it would be so grand. Help me …
How to Know If You Should Help Suffering Children
How do you know if you should help suffering children? For many of us, this question is utterly preposterous. Of course. What a …
Great Lies I Tell: Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Elvis, & Jesus
I tell great lies, crazy unbelievable tales, no sane person would believe, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Elvis, and Jesus. These …
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How to be a Cool Good Mom in a Bad Mom World
How to be a Cool Good Mom in a Bad Mom World, I am not the worst mom in the world, and it is still kind of funny... My …
Dear Momma of a Struggling Learner…. I Know.
Dear Momma of a Struggling Learner…. I know, I saw you leave the office in tears. Sitting in your car, you made the call, the …
Lost and Removed Parenting: Holding it Together, Falling Apart
By 3:45 am I had lost it, removed myself - was barely holding it together and completely falling apart.I really do need to …
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Jesus Loves Mommy: Salvation In Spite of my Motherhood
Jesus Loves Mommy: Salvation In Spite of my Motherhood I am a creature of sacrifice.“Go on ahead, I’ll catch up!” I stayed …
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Marine Mom: The Few, The Proud, The Hysterical
I am in San Diego with my family and my son’s sweetheart. He just graduated from Marine Bootcamp. I am a military mom.Boo, …
The Fruit of the Spirit Moms Manifest in Abundance
The fruit of the spirit is a good measure of my Christian walk. In my experience, these are the goals of a “decent” Believer. …
How to Hold On Without Letting Go
When our oldest vandal son, Sam was about 3 he carried two Hotwheels cars with him wherever he went.One in each hand. He …
