Setting Stories Free

My mom dressed me in cream-colored tights and a brand new cream-colored dress for my first day of kindergarten. I whined about having to

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The Welcome Box

Fifteen years ago, after spending time at a Guatemalan orphanage, my husband and I returned to the states and asked the very simple question:

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One Step Closer

I dragged them into marriage and motherhood unwillingly: the memories of my childhood. They tracked my steps and lurked in the shadows until it

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Fostering a Spirit of Doing

(Inspired From the SMART Approach) Check Your Head The perfectionistic, high-energy, high-capacity ideal feminine fantasy is worshipped in our circles. Striving to be the

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Go First

This article currently appears in the spring issue of The MOPS Magazine. For the better part of my life, I’ve been more of a follower

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