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Why Coach & I Cry Every Time the Season Starts
One of the very first places I ever published written work was Friday Night Wives. I am grateful for what the years of writing for them taught me and for the articles that continue to ring true all these years later. I don’t include every article I write for them here, but this one I…
“Fill in the Gaps, Lord” – The Tiny Prayer that Freed My Parenting
In season nine of the hit show Friends, perfectly mismatched couple Monica and Chandler find themselves at a crossroads. Unable to conceive a child, they decide to pursue adoption. At this point, Chandler delivers the following punchline that is equally irreverent, amusing, and beautifully true. “I want to find a baby that needs a home,…
To My Daughter: No, I’m Not “The Best Mom Ever”
When my daughter was eight, she gave me one of those small metallic-looking balloons on a stick. It read, “Best Mom Ever,” and she put it on my nightstand. Do you know where that balloon was a year later? Still there, full and shiny as ever, because those balloons apparently never, ever die. The day…
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