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I Need a Vacation from Vacation
After we returned from a month long trip, I needed a vacation from vacation. At least I thought I did until the Holy Spirit changed my mind.
Mask Mandates
Mask mandates are nothing new for parents of medically-fragile kids. In the pandemic, 2 parents learned to remove a different kind of mask.
6 Caregiving Advocacy Tips I’m Learning All Over Again
These 6 caregiving advocacy tips served us well when our son was little, and they’re doing the same as my mother ages.
So That’s Where the Can Opener Went
So that's where the can opener went. That was my first thought when I cleaned out the dishwasher at our son and daughter-in-law's house not too long ago. It was the can opener of my childhood and a good one at that. The narrow end made prying the caps off pop bottles...
Learning to Embrace a Special Life
For parents of kids with disabilities, learning to embrace a special life is important but not easy. These 4 empowering practices can help.
Mom’s Apple Dumplings Embraced by a New Generation
Mom's apple dumplings (as in author Jolene Philo's mom and not fictional protagonist Jane Newell's mom) were mouthwateringly good. My mom learned how to make them from her mother, who made them in a huge, metal dishpan to feed her large family. Neither Mom or her mom...