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January 24, 2018

Thank you, God, for the usual

Every morning when I ask, “What would you like for breakfast today?” our fourth grader says, “The usual.”

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January 19, 2018

How to cut an onion without tears, that art app, snow days, and growing crystals (7 Quick Takes)

For years and years I have cried while cutting onions.

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January 18, 2018

Enjoying a behind-the-scenes look at a local, family-owned bowling alley

When friends of ours suggested we get a group together and go bowling last weekend, I knew I wouldn’t have any trouble selling my family on the idea. We love bowling.

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January 16, 2018

Shopping with kids: When you have your own purse-onal shopper

I've reached a whole new place in parenting. Today if I get to choose, I do not want to shop alone. I want to bring a child along.

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January 15, 2018

Hearing Dr. King’s voice today: 6 favorite quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Words can hurt, and words can heal. Words can divide people or build bridges.

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January 11, 2018

Let it snow (but not too much), a baptism photo, a final batch of Christmas cookies, and avocado toast (7 Quick Takes)

If I can put in my snow request for the season, I would like one good snowstorm—maybe six inches or so—and then we can head into spring.

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January 10, 2018

Starting the day with “Pastries for Parents”

Pastries for Parents. It’s such a lovely idea. You’ll take your child to school a half-hour early and sit in the cafeteria and talk about school and life and meet their friends and other parents. That’s the dream. The reality? Everyone has to wake up early, which naturally sets the whole day up for success....

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January 6, 2018

Oh, I want pugs for Christmas. Oh, only pugs will do.

This Christmas season as we were making paper towel snowmen and paper towel nativity figures to give as presents, I had an idea for a gift for a friend and her family.

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January 4, 2018

It’s cold outside, preparing for Epiphany, great Christmas gifts, and a happy New Year (7 Quick Takes)

If the wind chill is 5 degrees on Thursday, how many cups of hot chocolate will Judy need when the wind chill is 15 degrees below zero on Friday?

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January 3, 2018

Matched through adoption: The first time we saw our son’s picture

I knew then that what I had heard other adoptive parents say was true. You can fall in love with a photo.

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January 2, 2018

A New Year’s Resolution: Giving others the benefit of the doubt

As I encounter people in my daily life—whether those who are close to me or those who are strangers—I am going to try to assume that they are acting with good intentions and their best understanding of situations.

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