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A View from the Other Side

“So how’s the empty nest?” This is a question I often hear friends ask me with my daughter living in another state now and my son moving off to college. I have to say, kind of nice. It’s quiet and I can actually think! ...

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Why You Won’t Be My Friend

So my youngest is at that age now where I start getting evil looks from other mommies in the park. I know why they’re annoyed with me and my frightful parenting ways, but let me take a moment to explain why I do what I do: I ...

by Melyssa Williams

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Passing by the Anthrax House

Yesterday Carol shared some thoughts on being the parent of a prodigal child. Today she shares another story that offers hope. Years ago, I was driving the main road to a nearby town as I’d done hundreds of times before. I li...

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Please Don’t Ask about My Child

You run into an old friend at your homeschool support group you haven’t seen in quite some time. You do a bit of catch-up, the chit chat goes on for a while, and then, here it comes—the question you’ve been dreading—“...

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Fermenting Socks, Stinkin’ Feet, and Freak ‘Do’s

Has your budding adolescent son become a walking, talking science project? Do things literally grow on his clothes in that pile he made in his room overnight? Does the stench fill the air as he walks into the room, or on long e...

by Holly Nelson

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