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Why We Care So Much About Celebrity Marriages
Sometimes, when we hear that another famous couple is getting divorced, our reaction can be extreme – and more what we’d expect to be reserved for bad news about our actual friends and family members. Why is that? Here’s what I think…
When You Need a Little Fabulous
A couple weeks ago Annalyn went to theater camp. Because we need more drama in our house. Melodrama and emotional theatrics aside, she loved the camp. Singing and dancing all day with new friends who love to sing and dance all day was just about all the fun my little...
16 Songs in the Soundtrack of My Marriage
Mark and I both love music. We may not always love the same kind of music, and more than one road trip may have ended in silence due to car stereo battles. But we have enough musical preferences in common to share Pandora and iTunes accounts, so that's something....
On Meetings & Making Summer Plans
Last year, in the midst of our long adjustment to life as a family of four, my oldest daughter and I began a tradition. Her last day of kindergarten was a half day, so after I picked her up, we headed to Chick-Fil-A. Over waffle fries and lemonade, we made plans. My...
The Power of “Me, Too”
We all have something. Most of us have lots of somethings. And you don’t have to broadcast them to the world. You don’t have to tell 30 people that you ate a whole pizza. But what would happen if you told one person about the real you and the real struggles you face?
Darkness can’t live in the light, and sharing our darkness inevitably brightens and lightens what seemed impenetrable and all-encompassing. And you never know who else is carrying the same burden. You just might find that you share your something and hear those powerful two words capable of flooding your heart and someone else’s with hope and encouragement: “Me, too.”
WFMW: Taking Kids to the Movies
10 Tips for Taking Little Kids to the Movies | Works for Me Wednesday at GivingUpOnPerfect.com
A Time for Grace and Starting Fresh
It makes sense that we celebrate Easter in spring. Even more than New Year's Day, this is the time of year that's full of fresh starts and new possibilities. Today, the day after we remember that the tomb is empty, that He is risen, that we have been saved by God's...
On Being a Soft Place to Land
I asked my friend how she was doing. No, really, I said. How ARE you? Her child had been sick -- scary sick -- and I could only imagine how scared and stressed and exhausted she must have felt. Though I'd offered help in various ways, she'd politely refused. As a...
When Friends Aren’t Friends Forever
“Life isn’t a fairy tale, and friendship isn’t a Michael W. Smith song.” | When Friends Aren’t Friends Forever via GivingUpOnPerfect.com
24 Places I Want to Take My Daughters
A couple years ago my friend Amanda started - and posted - a list of 100 places she wants to take her kids. At the time I thought it was a great idea. Ambitious and overwhelming, maybe, but great! Maybe I could make a list of my own . . . nah. One hundred is a LOT,...
WFMW: Road Trips with Kids
Annalyn is on spring break this week, so yesterday we took a little road trip. Good friends of ours live three hours away, so we met halfway between our houses for lunch and a couple hours in the park. Driving the three-hour round trip (and managing the acrobatics...
15+ Princess Books for Smart, Strong Girls
15+ Princess Books for Smart, Strong Girls