An Uninvited Christmas Visitor

*Note to my readers: If you have been following this blog, you know that my posts are usually advice or review driven in hopes of making another mom’s life easier but this month I decided I wanted to do something a little different.  I hope this story from my childhood makes you laugh or at…

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Holiday Traditions

The holidays, and in particular Christmas, can be a very stressful time of year but they can also be magical.  I personally have a love/hate relationship with the holidays but seeing the joy in my son’s eyes as he experiences our holiday traditions – some for the first time (or at least the first that…

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Dear Child

One day I will tell you my story. I will tell you the story of a girl who was hurt and abandoned. The tale of a child who wasn’t quite sure who she was who grew into a young adult that hated everything she had been taught about herself. I will tell you a muted…

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