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Letters Home from WWII—Letter 1: Dec 29, 1943
Parents

By: Barbie Gann-Martinez

You don’t have to have a baby to be a parent. It has taken me twenty-three years to fully understand and discover the true meaning... Read more >>

Letters Home from WWII—Letter 1: Dec 29, 1943

By: Helen Spencer

I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these... Read more >>

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Firsts
Goat Meat

Goat Meat

“Look, it’s coming out in a plastic bag!”   Julie, my wide-eyed daughter of three, points and absorbs the wonder of a goat being born... Read more >>

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She is Ready, But I am Not

She is Ready, But I am Not

“Mommy, I’m ready to have my ears pierced. Really, I am,” Bella, my 6-year old daughter (at the time), shouts to me from where she... Read more >>

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Courage
Parents

Parents

You don’t have to have a baby to be a parent. It has taken me twenty-three years to fully understand and discover the true meaning... Read more >>

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Firsts
Goat Meat

Goat Meat

“Look, it’s coming out in a plastic bag!”   Julie, my wide-eyed daughter of three, points and absorbs the wonder of a goat being born... Read more >>

Found it. Loved it.
Trick or Treat!
Trick or Treat!

Some mornings it’s all you can do to get out of bed. Changing out of...
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