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so hip it hurts

December 10, 2011

It is cracking me up watching my kids start to make their own fashion choices.  The each have some very fixed ideas about how they want to dress each day.   Even Karis, at two, is celebrating her creativity with her clothing.  The other night we were going to dinner, and this was the outfit she came out of her room wearing. I think it was about 60 degrees out this night, but she insisted on wearing a tank top, clashing neon socks, and flip-flops.  As amused as I was . . .

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what I want you to know: self-injury is an addiction

December 10, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Caryn.. Through high school and college I appeared . . .

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what I want you to know: an 8th grader’s account of transitioning from private to public school

December 9, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Merci.. I know this isn't the normal age to be . . .

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what I want you to know: how the church handles sexual abuse

December 9, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Danielle. . What I want you to know is that the way . . .

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what I want you to know: adoption scams can happen

December 9, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Heather.. I want you to know that adoption scams can . . .

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what I want you to know: having a child with trisomy 18

December 8, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Kiley. Today marks a special day. Today Anabelle . . .

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the twelve blogs of christmas with world vision

December 8, 2011

I’m exciting to be taking part in World Vision’s Twelve Blogs of Christmas collaboration, in hopes that I can help raise awareness for the amazing things they are doing this holiday season (and throughout the year).  Twelve bloggers have joined together around the common theme: the true spirit of Christmas.  I’ve written about what the true spirit of Christmas means to my family.  I hope you will click here to check it out.  And while you are there, have a look at all the . . .

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what I want you to know: forgiving and healing after a husband’s affair

December 7, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face.  (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime).  If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by an anonymous reader..   I want you . . .

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what I want you to know: adopting a child with down syndrome.

December 7, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. (If you are new to this blog, regularly schedule programming will resume after the holidays, but you can check out the “Best Of” section in the meantime). If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. This guest post is by Ursula..   I want you to know that I am madly . . .

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what I want you to know: taking antidepressants to function as a mom

December 5, 2011

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here.  This guest post is by Jennifer. I want you to know that I take anti-depressants so I can function as a mother. My name is Jennifer and I have four daughters. My oldest just turned 5 and my youngest are three year old . . .

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