For many mothers, Mother’s Day is a day to be endured and survived, not celebrated. I learned this on Mother’s Day 2006. Our first born son had been stillborn and we’d buried him less than a month before. I remember going to church that day and noticing that a baby baptism ceremony had been planned [...]
Tags: military, miscarriage, Mother, mother's day, single mom, stillbirth
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If you like to celebrate the religious significance of Easter, try making Easter story cookies! A friend of mine gave me this recipe years ago to share with my now-12 year old son. More of a meringue than a cookie, this recipe is a fun and clever way to tell the Easter story with preschoolers. [...]
Tags: Bible, cookies, Easter, preschoolers, recipe
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It’s the same every year: as a mom of two preschoolers, I have to face the “sweets challenge” three times a year: on Halloween, at Christmas, and now at Easter. It’s not that I maintain a zero tolerance for sweets. No, I don’t believe in complete abstinence. What I advocate is moderation. After all, I [...]
Tags: Candy, Chocolates, Easter, easter candy, sweets
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March 18th is Forgive Your Parents Day. Really.
My friends and I often joke about what our kids will eventually complain about when they’re adults. We work so hard to be the best parents possible but it’s rare to find people who make the claim that their parents did everything perfectly. Most of us can only [...]
Tags: forgive your parents day, holiday, march 18th, military parents, Parenting, raising kids, rules, strict
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Millions of Christians around the world celebrate Lent, the 40 day period that leads up to Easter. Maybe you are one of them. I once celebrated Lent, and I had no idea why!
I didn’t know the first thing about Lent when I was growing up. But one of my school friends was Catholic. She announced [...]
Tags: Ash Wednesday, Christianity, Easter, Lent, religion
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