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Elbows Deep with Destini
Gardening season is upon us, and I adore this time of year for so many reasons. It feels like turning a page from the winter blues – the hope of growth, the anticipation of what’s […]
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The Hard Part of Growing Up
There are some things (well, maybe a lot of things) that you don’t want your child(ren) to have to experience in life. Heartbreak. Confidence setbacks. Disappointment. Suffering. And yet, as adults, we know these experiences […]
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Handprints on the New Year
“Don’t touch the walls!” we lovingly reminded our kids (who insistently touched the walls of our home for no apparent reason). Two years ago, our home was a new build. Brand new construction. Fresh paint. […]
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Parenting Through Disappointment
I recently interviewed for a job – the first job I’ve pursued since becoming a wife and a mom. Walking into that room, a new kind of pressure followed me in. If I didn’t land […]
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Destini’s Lessons from Autumn
Autumn has finally arrived, and in our family, we anticipate this season with great joy. We welcome cooler temperatures and repetitive fall activities. We stuff our faces with pumpkin-flavored everything and sit around bonfires in […]
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Legacy in the little things
My grandmother’s kitchen always smelled of bacon grease and apple cinnamon. I can still hear her humming as she kneaded dough for dumplings, sometimes weaving stories from her life between the folds, other times just […]
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The balancing act – Destini McPherson
As summer winds down, I find myself mentally racing through a checklist of “summer fun” – making sure we did all the things, had all the fun. Did we do enough? my mind dares to ask. Was it […]
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Parenting beyond protection
As I sit down to write this column today, it’s been only a week since a devastating flood swept through Central Texas, claiming the lives of many who had gathered along the Guadalupe River – […]
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The days are long, but the years are short
“We’re in a phase” is my new favorite phrase to use when describing year two of my growing boy. We’re in a phase of tantrums and big feelings and hidden hunger and Hot Wheels and […]
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A parents’ summer survival guide
HELLO SUMMER! We did it, moms and dads… we made it through another school year, and now it’s time to throw caution to the wind and embrace the chaotic season that is summer. Constant towing […]