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Moms know all too well that there will be moments in our children's lives that will overwhelm us with emotion. The kind of emotion where it feels like your heart grew three sizes in a day. Big moments...

Today is Veterans Day. Regardless of political leanings or attitudes about hot-button issues, I think most of us are in agreement that our country is safe due in large part to the reputation, strength...

Every four years, like clockwork, my skin starts to crawl. No, I'm not allergic to leap years. This itchy feeling happens right around the start of the presidential election season. And maybe it's jus...

A few weeks ago my husband took off on his motorcycle for a doctor's appointment. An hour later I received the call every wife dreads, "Your husband has been in an accident and we're taking him to Har...

There are so many things separating us in the world right now, aren't there? When I talk with people, they say that they've never lived in a more divisive time. And, of course, we all believe our side...

My name is Rebecca. I'm a mom. I worry. There, I said it. I got it out into the open. I worry. I want my children to be liked. I want my children to be successful. I want my children to thrive. And, I...

I had to have some medical testing a few years ago. The testing itself was scary and painful and I was, of course, worried about the results. While I was having the test done, a nurse came in and told...

As we approach Father's Day, it always gets me thinking about the rocky relationship I have with my dad. That is not the only time of year I think about it of course. I know many of you can relate. If...

I hear them all the time - complaints from women my age saying that their adult kids don't visit them often enough. I remember being a busy young mom and my mother was always guilting me to visit her....

For you, Mother's Day may be a special time to honor your mom. And, isn't it wonderful that we have a national day set aside to do just that? But, what about those of us who have had a difficult relat...