Father’s Day: Growing Up DadFather’s Day is a day set aside to honor our dads and show them how much we love them or reflect on their memory if they have past on. As children, we probably all had many different views of "our” dad and how he measured up. As adults, we appreciate…
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Teens—My 10-year-old son was just a baby yesterday. The growing pains must have been tremendously painful, because, in what felt like overnight, he's above my shoulders in height and can almost look at me eye-to-eye. What's worse is he talks back every chance he dares—all signs he is leaving…
When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Imperfectmy world • Leaving a Legacy • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
As a young girl, I idolized my mother. From her blonde frizzy hair and slightly crooked teeth to her bumpy thighs, I thought she was perfect in every way. As an adult, I now “get” that highlighting those particular features may not make for the most flattering description,…
I was born and lived 18 years of my life in Mesa, Arizona. And unlike Dorothy, I never quite felt like there was "no place like home." Instead, I felt like there was no place like my grandma's home. And, I've since felt like there was no place like home…
