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Our kids are at the age where they’re starting to understand relationships. Yesterday Catie pulled me aside and confidentially explained to me about my moods. She said,“just so…

My husband is good at marathons. This is not to say he is good at training for marathons. He’s not great at stretching before his runs, or after.…

We’ve been back in school for one week. A week filled with tempter tantrums, late nights and even later mornings. Heading back to school after seventeen days of family time…

This Christmas our family relearned a terrible lesson about holidays. Every birthday, every New Years Eve, and every Halloween ends with one or more of our kids crying. One day is just too…

This Christmas I had over 70 gifts to buy, and I vowed not to go to the mall for any of them. Any gift I could buy in a crowded store,…

Last week we hosted the African Children’s Choir at our house. They came right in the middle of one of the busiest weeks of our year, including the…

The Short Version: buy  shampoo without sulfates and see if it helps your hair. The Long Version: Shampoo without sulfates gave my hair volume and shine. Here’s my…

Our family needs a different kind of Thanksgiving this year. We need a holiday like these homemade pecan pies. Our pies took a lot of time, but these…

To celebrate Veterans Day, click over to my friend Amy’s blog for her story. Her husband, Nick, served in Iraq. He’s the twins’ Godfather, and one of our…