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I read a piece of thought-provoking fiction tonight. It was approximately 32-pages long and entitled “There’s A Monster Under My Bed.”

The story is simple: Simon is certain there’s a monster under his bed. And, on my first read-through, that’s how it ended. He imagined multiple monsters scheming to kill him in his bedroom at night. Then, his brother joined him in his room and said he’d keep him safe from the monster.

And then it was over. With an illustration of two beady eyes just chilling under the child’s bed.

(Did I mention I read this...

The Most Complete Vacation Packing List in the Galaxy

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5 Ways My Third Kid Gets the Short End of the Sibling Stick

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

I’ve had an unforseen transformation over the past couple of years. As a girl who never had a green thumb or really cared...

How to prepare to have the best vacation ever

If you’re anything like me, sometimes you’re just trying to make it to your vacation.  This affects your preparation and remembering to do things...

Learning to Listen

Like many moms, I subscribe to those parenting emails that pop into my inbox every Monday – you know, the ones with subject lines...

My Three Sibling Rules

My kids are wonderful.

This week we celebrated Father’s Day and it gave me some mental space to reflect on one of God’s best gifts...

An Open Letter to My One Year Old Son

Dear Asher,

By the time you’re old enough to read this you will probably be embarrassed that I wrote a sappy, father-to-son letter and posted...

But Seriously, Lay Off Already.

I promise I’m not trying to push your buttons.

But I am trying to make you think.

Haven’t any parents out there ever...

What to do with all this summerTIME?!

School is out and mamas everywhere are super excited for more time with their kids and simultaneously overwhelmed at the thought of filling the...

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