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Six Very Short Christmas Stories for All Ages (with PDF links)
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a Literary Advent Calendar on Facebook. Each day there is a link to a Christmas story, poem, or essay. It is delightful, and I was thrilled to discover...
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Christmas Now and Then – A Mom of Big Kids Updates Her List
Just a few days ago I wrote about what I really want for Christmas. It was a list of all the things that, in a perfect world, would be different around my house. That list is spot on. I stand by that...
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Why I Am Religious and Not Just Spiritual
When I was in college I was involved in an Evangelical campus ministry. I attended a weekly Bible study (most of the time) and went to occasional social functions designed to help Christian students...
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I Get By With a Little Help From My (Cyber) Friends
I’m not gonna lie. I miss having Little Ones. I mean I really miss it. I miss chubby, jelly-smeared faces. I miss sticky kisses and fat little arms around my neck. I miss the way my little boy said,...
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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Growing up Jake thought his Grandpa Portman was the most fascinating man in the world. He loved to hear his grandfather’s stories about life in the Welsh orphanage where he had been sent as a boy to...
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Mommy’s Favorite 2016
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day! As always, I am looking forward to it. I can envision it now. After I have been treated to a gourmet meal (prepared by my husband) and all the dishes have been washed and...
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Welcome
I am a wife, mother, teacher, and freelance writer. I write about parenting and family life, education, faith, and more! I hope you’ll grab a cup of coffee and spend some time looking around this site....
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Recess is Not a Privilege
I am a high school teacher, and if there is one thing I know about education it is that modern education is steeped in research and data. Teachers collect and examine data in formative assessments...
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Campus Ready in One Trip!
It seems like every time I log onto my computer these days, my social media feed is full of photos of spectacular dorm rooms. Clever young co-eds and their mothers all over the country have managed to...
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A Look Back at 2017: Thanks for Reading
This was going to be one of those Best of 2017 posts in which I list in order my 10 most popular pieces of the year. The problem is that analytical tools are sometimes unreliable and numbers don’t...
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