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A Table Worth Sitting At – Parenting
Once upon a time, I was a little girl who grew up in a house where Mom and Dad sat in recliners in front of the television while they ate dinner. All four of us […]
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Invisible Graduations – Parenting notes from Destini McPherson
I’m someone who loves to celebrate everything. I’ve always been the girl who looked for any excuse to commemorate an occasion; a beginning or an ending, a milestone, or even an ordinary weekday. One of […]
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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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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 […]
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Spring renewal with Destini McPherson
At long last… Spring! Our family has so longed for these brighter days and all the things that come along with them. Yesterday, I picked up our daughter from school and before she got her […]