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A few nights ago, I stumbled upon a genre of writing I never before knew existed: Open letters written by tired moms to their neglected husbands. And it wasn’t just one. Evidently, a lot of women ignore their spouses for months or even years on end, then post public explanations rationalizing their behavior. The gist…
25 Ways to be a Good Neighbor Since September 28 is National Good Neighbor Day, I thought this would be the perfect time to share this list of 25 ways to be a good neighbor. Compiling the list was easy. Our family has been blessed with lots and lots of wonderful neighbors throughout the years,…
Have you ever noticed how much of life is spent transitioning from one season to the next? I’m not just talking about spring to summer and summer to fall. I mean crawling to walking, then walking to running. Grade school to high school to college. One day, you’re going on a first date; the next,…
My father was a man of his word. Whenever I was growing up and my dad told me he’d buy me an ice cream cone, or promised to take me fishing, or said he’d come to my school talent show, it was as good as done. There was no taking it back. No changing his…
I’ll be first to admit that technology is amazing. I use it all the time. To set goals. Coordinate schedules. Make phone calls. To text family and friends. Take photos. Make lists. To track fitness. Organize recipes. Look up information. To keep records. Shop online. Design graphics. Email subscribers. To write this blog post. The…
The summer I turned ten, I spent an inordinate amount of time obsessing over my appearance. What began a few years earlier as a smattering of freckles across the bridge of my nose soon melded into one solid brown patch that stretched from ear to ear. So I was thrilled to learn that my similarly…