by Danielle Christopher In the hour I have been up I think I have sat down once, and that was to use the bathroom. Otherwise, I have been bouncing all over the house to get husband out the door, kids’ breakfast, pack backpacks for the day and getting dressed. It
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by Dee Brun aka CocktailDeeva “Let the Games Begin!” “Letʼs get ready to RUMBLE!!!” or maybe “and in this corner…” I don’t know! And it’s killing me! No, I am not talking about some huge sporting event, but in my life this is a HUGE event and it has me
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By Christy Laverty and Laurel Crossley-Byers Ever have one of those days? Ok I know silly question. I don’t think there is a Mom out there that doesn’t have the odd day where she is overloaded, overwhelmed and can’t get focused. You know the days that I am talking about, where the kids are home, screaming,
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by Tracy S. I am not a religious person. And I didn’t think I was that spiritual either. I’m just a mom – insert horrific stare here– trying to keep my head above water and balance my kids, marriage, and empty checkbook. Today was a particularly trying day. I realized that, for the first time,
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by Christine LaRocque When I was a younger I was a much more confident woman. My youth afforded me a certain innocence that empowered me to be bold about my beliefs, to be forthright and to speak openly and from the heart. If I felt strongly about an issue, I was never afraid to stand behind
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by Sarah Carmichael I have been conflicted about deciding to be a working mother or a stay at home mother since before I had my son. Even though I entertained the idea of working outside the home, I always knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to spend my days with my kids, teach
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By Danielle Christopher “Love and Marriage. Love and Marriage go together like a horse and carriage…” Married With Children’s theme song should have mentioned the baby in the carriage. Thirteen years of marriage with two cats, our family is getting a plus one. I stare at the clean white tile in the shower. I think
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by Julie Cole A friend forwarded this illuminating quote to me: The Living Will Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them “If I am ever very ill and dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle…please if it ever happens, just pull the
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By Becky Sherrick Harks Never shy, I swam up to the semi-circle of pregnant ladies in my prenatal water aerobics class noting that while they were all a good deal older than me, they all looked reasonably friendly, and introduced myself. “Hi,” I said cheerfully. “My name is Becky, and I’m 6 months pregnant with
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By Christine Stewart It’s early one crisp spring morning and they are proudly riding their tricycles around the court, their cheeks rosy from the chill in the air. The sunlight dances across the roof tops and a large robin proudly sings as she roosts on the peak of a nearby home. Seeing this, I smile
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