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I used to be a journaling dropout.I would get on a kick to write something every day or would take a challenge to journal during my quiet time every day.Then ...

I’m going to be honest: it’s not easy to get my boys to “reflect” on something. Reflecting requires quiet, stillness, uninterrupted thought… yeah, three boys under the age of eight ...

Love, love, love…That word is everywhere this month, but it is not always used to mean the same thing. We LOVE pizza and we LOVE our children and we LOVE ...

By the end of January here in the Midwest, winter has usually worn out its welcome. The cold has been around for what seems like forever, and below-freezing temperatures have ...

I learned early on as a parent that when they’re not picking on one another or wondering how soon we’ll get where we’re going, children are a captive audience while ...

Sibling rivalry can stir up so many images in a person’s mind, but the reality is sibling rivalry looks completely different from family to family. My sister and I were ...

Mother’s Day.Father’s Day.Grandparents’ Day.I’ll have to admit, when I heard about Parents’ Day, which is today, I thought it was just another chance for greeting card companies to make some ...

Do you have a family road trip planned this summer? Whether it’s three hours to the grandparents’ house or twelve hours to visit those famous heads on a mountain, the ...