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Life doesn't come with GPS. Especially when you need it most.
When you know exactly where you want to be, but you don't know how to get there, you really only have only two choices.
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Kids remember the donut, not the hole.
Kids have the remarkable ability to see the best in us, even when we don't see it in ourselves.
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Why my parents said yes.
About Judy Blume, a scary trip to the library, book bans, and the secrets of our basement.
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"There’s not much emotional weight to wiping down a stainless steel dishwasher panel; no one’s going to fall apart if you don’t do it exactly right."
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13 Mother's Days I Remember
"Today, the first Mother’s Day that lays bare all its myriad complexities for me—joy and gratitude, celebrations and memories, melancholy and pain."
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“Life changes in the instant.”
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To the lady in the Instagram comment section about the shooting...
I see you. And I see your 151 likes.
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Mistakes and Forgiveness: Part 2
If we can forgive ourselves for our mistakes, why is it so hard to extend that grace to others?
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