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Falling Hard for My Children

January 22, 2021

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Something about my relationship with my children is shifting. A vulnerability is surfacing. For whatever reason, more recently I’ve been willing to dive into the connection I have with [...]

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Going to Extremes – Finding a Corona Balance

October 23, 2020

If you’re on TeamConfessions, you know MamaDe has issues with technology. The thought of kids being in front of screens all day can put me on an Acela train [...]

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When The Student Was Ready, Her Kid Appeared

October 9, 2020

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Today is our eldest son’s birthday. Many years ago his preschool teacher said to me, “If he sees something going down on the playground that he shouldn’t be a part [...]

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Toughest Back to School Ever – Putting One Foot in Front of the Other

September 25, 2020

The September back-to-school transition always poses challenges for us, but this year it’s heavier than ever. Distance learning has been kicking us in the kiesters. As a family, we’re trying to [...]

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This Pandemic Stinks. Behaving My Way Into Right Thinking

September 18, 2020

Ok TeamConfessions, there’s no part of me that wants to be writing this blog post right now. Not because I have bad news, but because I feel like I could [...]

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3 Things to Remember Before Family Planning During Corona

June 26, 2020

As I’m sure it’s clear to you during these COVID times, everyone has a different comfort level around contact with others. And as some are loosening the reins around [...]

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My Not-So Secret Garden – If It Was There Before Corona, It Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger

June 19, 2020

Corona has taken whatever was true about us and made it bigger. Whether we’re looking at our flowers or our weeds, the last three months have shed water and [...]

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The Art of Disappointment: It’s Not You, It’s Me

June 12, 2020

It kind of makes me cringe now, but as I mentioned in Easy Pleasie, I was once a person who was hard to appease. Ironically, however, my mentors were [...]

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Sister Church – The Importance of Being Vulnerable With a Trusting Family

May 8, 2020

Several weeks ago, G took the kids away for the entire day to protect them from a very burnt-out MamaDe. That morning I had a 4-way video call with [...]

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The Most Frustrated Baby on the Block – What Quarantining and Toddlers Have in Common

May 1, 2020

When my friends with toddlers talk to me about their miserable 3-year-olds, I feel their pain. Three was right about the age when, I started calling my kids names [...]

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