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7 Quick Takes Friday: The Olympics, the case of the vanishing cheese balls, egg hunts in August, a backpack search, and other shopping fun

I’ve already written about my least favorite Olympic moment of the week. My favorite—and likely Baltimore’s favorite—moment: when Michael Phelps went from near tears to laughter while the national anthem played, all because some Baltimorean friends yelled out “Oh!” during the anthem. That’s what we do in Charm City to honor our Orioles.Embed
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31 Days of the Little Way: Packing School Lunches

I am not a morning person.If it weren’t for our 8-year-old son, I’m not sure when I would get out of bed. But he wakes up early—just like his father—and comes in to get me up to start the day.So I leave my warm, cozy bed and head to the kitchen
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31 Days of the Little Way: Folding Origami Bunnies in the Dark

Before I became a mother, I imagined bedtime as a peaceful time. I would rock my child while reading a story. Then, after prayers and maybe a lullaby, I’d tuck our sweet little one into bed.That's not really how it works around here. In reality, brushing teeth is about as
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7 Quick Takes: Perfect gifts for a 9-year-old boy, sticky hands on the ceiling, fun with toy trains, and holiday commercials

Christmas is coming, and unless you managed to find all your gifts on the 70-percent-off rack after Halloween, you might still have some shopping to do. I only found presents for two of my nieces in the Halloween clearance piles, so I will be shopping, too.But we have just had
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Our Lenten prayer basket, Wawa’s for dinner, bunnies, flextangles, and efficiency at the dentist’s office

So far, my favorite Lenten activity this year is our prayer basket. Drawing a name out every morning is so exciting. And, by exciting, I mean we argue over whose turn it is. That’s when you know a prayer basket is a success, right? When people are arguing every morning?I
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Don’t be a bystander on bullying

The issue of bullying has received a great deal of public attention, spurred by the heartbreaking consequences of cases that garnered national media coverage.
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