When you’ve lived a few decades like I have, you’ve been around long enough to see trends in our culture. Some of these new leanings are really cool like dads changing more diapers and moms letting them. But some of these developments are a bit disturbing like reality shows that have nothing to do with [...]

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Every year, I start out with some reading goals. Maybe it’s an easy way to feel like I’ve accomplished something worthwhile when the annual ball drops in Times Square. And it might have something to do with the knowledge that it would be very easy for me to luxuriate in the fun and frivolity of [...]

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Our daughter and her husband recently celebrated their anniversary and it got me thinking back on their wedding. We had so much fun gathering and blessing them as they started their journey together as husband and wife. As a parent, we always want good things for our children. So one of my favorite parts of [...]

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We all know that every child is a gift from God. In fact, the scripture says this very thought. Behold, children are a gift of the Lord; …. Psalms 127: 3 But some of these little gifts become even more special when they’re added to one’s own family. We’ve just been blessed with another grandchild [...]

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It’s a subject that comes up this time of year and our lunch group was no exception. “What do you want your husband to do for you on Valentine’s Day?” Of course there was the usual twitter of giggles and rolling the eyes to acknowledge the standard plan that most men have for that day [...]

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I am the “keeper of the stuff” in our household. I think most moms are. For some reason, everyone assumes that I know where their stuff is. And the sad part is, I usually do. I’ve got files with everyone’s social security cards, their birth certificates, their report cards and diplomas, and more files with [...]

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It would not be Christmastime at the Kimmel house without several batches of this great fudge recipe. When our kids were younger and you could still bring homemade gifts to their teachers, this was a much requested treat. It was fun to find a pretty tin or glass jar and fill it full of this [...]

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It was a very sweet scene. Two little girls pouring over the Samaritan’s Purse Christmas gift catalog.  Painstakingly considering every option as they decided how to spend the money that Tim and I had budgeted for them to bless some children in another part of the globe. “Look, you can buy fish for a pond! [...]

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There were six of us kids sitting around the Christmas tree that year; All eager and expectant of what might be beneath the bright wrapping paper. Our parents looked tired. But then again, they always looked that way those days. Now that I’m a parent, I know that it wasn’t just a look, it was [...]

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We go through a lot of feather dusters at our house. Our current one is made of brightly colored yellow, green, purple, and pink feathers. On Saturday mornings it looks like a flock of parrots flew through our family room. Dusting duty with a fun feather duster is one of the more coveted Saturday chores [...]

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