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Be Here Now.

Be here now. I whisper these words often to myself, especially when I am losing interest in what I am…
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So Big, So Small

It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The…
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The Stages of The Carpool Lane, and also I Wrote a New Book

The carpool lane might be one of the world’s best arguments for homeschooling.  If there’s one thing that most consistently…
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My Love to You, Chicago.

A few months ago, I was invited to speak at Willow Creek, a megachurch in Chicago. I’ve long admired and…
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Love, Hunger, and Middle School Moms

School starts tomorrow. Perhaps you can hear me tapdancing. We’ve entered the stage where I now say on repeat, “Why…
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Airplane Evacuations and Birthdays

So, traditionally speaking, if you get bumped from an airline flight, sometimes you can get two free round-trip tickets as…
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Considering Thirty-Nine

I really do dislike odd numbers. I do. It’s borderline obsessive and a little neurotic, but numbers have personalities to…
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The Pen and the Page: What It is, What It Isn’t

A little love note to tell you what this is really about.  And why I want you to come. https://youtu.be/2ErfUw-JWjk…
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Fruits

Love ~ Joy ~ Peace ~ Patience ~ Kindness ~ Goodness ~ Faithfulness ~ Gentleness~ Self Control
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Introducing: The Pen and the Page

I have kept this secret surprise under wraps for so long, and I cannot wait to tell you today. Introducing……
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And I’m Okay with Annoyed.

With a tone of disgust and indignation, one of my children said: “Mom, Peter always wants the best for you.…
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Not Your Mama’s Fireworks

A throwback to two years ago, when I embarrassed myself with inappropriate sounds of Independence Day delight. We went to…
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Why I Won’t Get the Award for Mother of the Year

Throwing it back to a post from 2008,when my babies were two and almost-one, I was sleepless and underfed, Robb and…
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That Night When We Lost A Talent Show

I went to a retreat last weekend where they had a Talent Show, and it prompted me to recall the…
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My Morning with a Rabbi and a Just a Touch of Eyeliner

I am vacationing with all my men this week, which means coffee and books and naps and zero wifi.  So…
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Stalking and Not Stalking

“Tricia, I have to confess, I’ve been stalking you.  I read everything you write.” No, see, the thing is, I…
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Dr. Pepper and Strawberries

“Let’s all write about our crossover art form,” they said in my writing group. And everyone picked up their pen…
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Greetings Cards and Shock Value

A few highlights from our collection of Father’s Day cards: *** (from the boys to Peter) Front: Today, you are…
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He Didn’t Have to Be

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new It always winds up feeling more like a…
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More than Filtered Cheekbones

I changed my cover photo on Facebook. It had been a picture of Peter and me enjoying ice cream cones…
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You Are Safe Now

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This Book Is for You

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Just. You. Wait.

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And Life Comes Back

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