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Mothering Monday: First day of school, a mother’s prayer
The house is so quiet. How I’ve often longed for quiet instead of the noise of rowdy boys. So why do I want to cry? It’s a strange feeling having all of them gone. Am I happy? Not really. Am I...
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Mothering Monday: Picture day tears
The tears were rolling down his face, “I don’t want to go to school.” His little body shook as he cried. And my heart broke looking at him. What happened to my little boy who said just 2 weeks ago,...
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Mothering Monday: Seeing invisible people
“What happened to your legs?” Uh oh, there he goes again… My oldest son has no social boundaries. He pretty much says what he’s thinking. We coach him, we practice with him, and think we’re doing a...
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Mothering Monday: Holiday shop
This week is the Holiday Shop at school. So of course, my boys will be asking me to give them money. The night before they’ll list out who they will be shopping for. I’ll give them the money....
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It’s 8:16 pm, and school starts tomorrow. My soon to be second and fourth graders are excited. They’ve showered. They are chatting away in bed before we tuck them in and give the “Lights out, no...
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Mothering Monday: Holding the door
The other day I walked into a Wawa right behind a 20 something man. We approached the door at pretty much the same time. He walked in first, held the door behind him until I grabbed it. But he never...
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Mothering Monday: The stitches
It was 4:00 Saturday afternoon. I was packing up the Chick-fil-A truck at the end of a community day. I had been working since 7 am and still had to go back to the store to unload before I could...
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Mothering Monday: Nothing in common
My youngest son loves the Phillies! In the spring, he started really watching the games. We thought he was using it as an excuse to stay up late. But then he began turning on Comcast Sports Network...
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Mothering Monday: The punishment
“This is torture!” “I would rather be without any screen time for an entire week!” What punishment could possibly be so bad that my 7-year-old would rather be without any screen time for a whole week...
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You got to know when to hold them… Know when to fold them… Know when to walk away… Know when to run. Those lyrics keep going through my mind as I’m debating and praying about a situation with son #1....
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