Category: Parenting
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The Flashcards
The morning drop off. There is not a cup of coffee in the world strong enough to guarantee that my nerves aren’t at least mildly fried by the time I kiss my sweethearts good-bye for the day at 8:45am. The last minute rush, even though my two girls have been awake for an hour and…
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The Iced Cube Tray and The Lemon Seed
When I fear there is no way and no room, God squeezes encouragement into the treasured places of my heart. Boy do I love to shop in bulk. Less trips to the store equals fewer times that I’m required to take two children with me that think they need everything that can be given a bar…
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The Marshmallows.
“Mom, I’m sooooooo hungry,” came the voice promptly at 6:15 am from my four year old daughter, Lo. “Ok, Ok,” I responded sleepily,” let’s go get you some breakfast. Normally, my little one wakes up about an hour before everyone else’s alarms go off, pitter patters into my room, crawls onto my bed, steals half…
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The Saga of Sisterhood
“MOM!” comes a screech wafting up the stairs, “Lauren is hurting my feelings!” “Mom, Lauren stole my owl Squinky.” “M–O—M–this is not a tattle…Lauren just kicked me.” Oh, the joyful day it was when Brianne became a big sister. Not wanting her to feel neglected in any way when her new baby sis arrived, I…
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