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Ten Lessons From Parenting Through Senior Year
Ten Lessons From Parenting Through Senior Year

Dear Mom of a New Senior- This will be one of the biggest years of your life. I just finished it and can now see what I didn’t…

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ByChristinaJul 29, 2022
As We Bring Love, Words, and Books…
As We Bring Love, Words, and Books…

Next week, Mike and I headed to the Dominican Republic for six days. We are so excited to be part of the Lutheran mission work in Latin America.…

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ByChristinaJul 23, 2022
Searching for Connection
Searching for Connection

You’re Looking for Connection Our family has packed and unloaded our minivan a dozen times this summer. We’ve traveled to a cottage in Seaside, a cabin in Breckenridge,…

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ByChristinaJul 22, 2022
Five Questions to Ask Your Teen about NYG2022
Five Questions to Ask Your Teen about NYG2022

You’ve seen the pictures and watched the livestream. Now, your kids are headed home from The Gathering and you have high hopes that they came away transformed in…

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ByChristinaJul 13, 2022
Welcome to Houston. Here’s What to Do…
Welcome to Houston. Here’s What to Do…

Welcome to Houston, the most ethnically diverse city in the U.S.Our people are loyal and loud. The brutal heat, constant traffic, and devastating hurricanes unite us in deep…

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ByChristinaJul 7, 2022
The Shock & The Advice…
The Shock & The Advice…

2022 I could write a book about this one. Not necessarily the advice I have but rather the complete shock I’m in to be so sad the second…

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ByChristinaMar 11, 2022
And Just Like That…
And Just Like That…

This is the very last letter to my girl.

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ByChristinaJan 29, 2022
Dear Nate (on your first day of middle school)…
Dear Nate (on your first day of middle school)…

Dear Nate (on your first day of Middle School)… Yesterday you told me that you needed to get out of the house. We’d been inside for three days,…

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ByChristinaSep 24, 2021
Dear Elisabeth (on your first day of eighth grade)…
Dear Elisabeth (on your first day of eighth grade)…

The other day a memory popped up of you on your first day of Preschool. I was struck by how your first-day grin has not changed. Back then—and…

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ByChristinaSep 22, 2021