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Pray For The Pony

When I was growing up, I was one of those girls who loved horses. Obsessed may be a better way of looking at it. I’d cut pictures of horses from magazines and put them into my dream scrapbook–the place where I planned, plotted, and projected how I would someday get my own horse. I collected…
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Let The Celebration Begin!

In a family the size of ours, there are birthdays happening constantly. In August alone, we have five birthdays. That’s a lot of cake, ice cream, and candles. Scout, who just turned five, celebrated with his three brothers and parents in Pennsylvania. He’s smart and sassy, quick-witted, and funny. He’s got a smile that fills…
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Calculated Choices

When kids are introduced to new foods, they’re often cautious, hesitant, and untrusting. They’ve seen what’s been foisted on them before — vegetables, fruit, and things they may question the taste and texture of. Even if the food is fun and sweet. Thea was given a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar, which she looked at…
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Beginnings

It’s that time of the year when kids are preparing to return to school, some with eager anticipation, others with significant dread. Our grands are going back in waves because all the states aren’t on the same school system. Those complaining now because they have to return will be ecstatic when they end earlier in…
