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To a Veteran, with Love
Growing up, I always knew that my Dad was a Vietnam veteran, though it wasn’t because he often spoke about it. Rather, he couldn’t avoid the questions his daughters asked, with childlike innocence,...
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“These People Are Driving Me Crazy!”: Managing Difficult Family Dynamics...
The holiday season is upon us! And as we plan to gather ’round the table with families big and small, many (or most?) of us can anticipate at least a few stressful or challenging moments with our...
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Make New Year’s Eve Matter
We are on the threshold of another year, the calendar changing once again as we say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. I don’t know about your life, but in my own, I find that in the myriad of...
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Sorry, Not Sorry: Reclaiming Apologies
“I’m sorry” is arguably one of the most powerful phrases in the English language. It has the ability to restore strained relationships and heal broken hearts. We use the phrase on a daily basis, but I...
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Momfession Monday: We Started Our Family Too Early
It doesn’t bother me everyday. Mostly, I go on, business as usual, enjoying my children and the stage of life I’m living. Until it happens: A childfree friend posts to social media a pinterest-perfect...
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Momfession Monday // I’m an Outsider in My Own Family
It’s a weird feeling: This realization and most recent acceptance that I am the outcast in my family. I simply don’t fit in and probably never have. When my friends complain about their in-laws, I sit...
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No Drama Mama
In just a few short years, I will join my friends in their 40s. I am cheerfully looking forward to it. My boys are school-age now, and my family dynamics have shifted. Growing older has given me a new...
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Working in a Full House
During our 11 years of marriage, my husband and I have tackled almost all of the acronyms out there: DINKs (dual-income, no-kids); WOHM/SAHD (working outside the home mom, stay-at-home dad); WOHM/WAHD...
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Love My Local: East Fort Worth
When my husband and I moved to Texas, our first home was a sweet and cozy apartment in North Arlington. Driving around one Sunday after church, we stumbled upon a quaint residential community in East...
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