Category: The Good, The Bad & The Family
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My First Carrier: A Story of Faith, Family, and Unconditional Love
From childhood memories and motherhood to loss, adoption, and grace, this story is a tribute to the woman who carried me long before I could stand on my own. It is also a reminder that God often shows His love through the people He places in our lives to carry us when we need it…
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When the News Never Stops: How to Raise Grounded Kids in a Culture of Outrage and Division
When it comes to politics, is it more important to share with our children our preferred candidate and explain why we agree with everything they say, or to explain that we support the one whose values align most closely with our own? Politics used to be something adults discussed during election years. Now it’s woven…
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The Family Circus: Laughing Through the Beautiful Chaos of Big Family Life
Some people ask if I’d do it all over again — raising a big family with all its chaos, noise, and never-ending grocery bills.That’s a hard question to answer. What I won’t say is that there weren’t good times — because there were so many.Children learn so much growing up in a big family. From…
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The Heartbreak of Estrangement: Learning to Love from a Distance
Nothing feels more raw in a family than being cut off—or estranged—from your own child. It’s a wound that sits quietly beneath the surface, pulsing with love, pride, confusion, and loss all at once. And yet, in the middle of that ache, there’s something else I’ve learned to hold: pride. Because if I’m honest, I…