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This year we’re having a monthly series on mentoring. Head here to read the previous posts. I’ve mentored too many people

It’s hard to believe I’m the same girl who had to resolve to read more fiction in 2013. The resolution

This week I’m hitting up Story Chicago with an old college friend. We graduated over a decade ago, but we still keep

I’ve been bouncing a post around in my head about why it’s important to admit it when life is hard.

This is the third post in a not-quite series about nurturing my kids’ talents and encouraging their interests. First we

“The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.” – Simplicity Parenting

Last month I sent this text to a friend, 3 days before we left for our early summer vacation: And

This year we’re having a monthly series on mentoring. Head here to read the previous posts. I first heard about “sponsors”

This is the second post in a not-quite series about nurturing my kids’ talents and encouraging their interests. Read the

I couldn’t stop nodding in agreement with Ellen Painter Dollar’s recent post about the “kid hangover” she’s suffered for much of

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