By Carrie Perrien Smith It was my first Christmas after the divorce. Our daughter was six. I was thirty. I was living with half of my belongings in a two-bedroom, low-income apartment that I could […]
By Shannon Magsam So, apparently in the Fayetteville School District you have to fill out an absence form if you’re going to pull your kid out of school for, say, a family vacation. Or, in […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When Tom and I took our honeymoon more than a decade ago, we were mostly broke and went to a neighboring town 45 minutes away. Two […]
By Shannon Magsam, Elf-sized since 5th grade So I know many of you have an Elf on your shelf, too. We named ours Elfis (he has some crazy hip action when he sings Blue Christmas) […]
By Jade Stone It’s no secret that Christmas is just around the corner and I feel so behind! I can’t even think about presents and Christmas cards until we get the semester completed at school. […]
By Carrie Perrien Smith We moved this summer. As I packed the contents of the closets, I discovered a number of Black Friday deals I had purchased over the years. Still in the box. Taking […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I just had a very, very big birthday. And I’ll be the first to admit that it’s freaking me out. My firstborn just turned 10. As […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I love the week after Thanksgiving. We’re still fat and happy from an inappropriately sized meal, and it’s not close enough to Christmas to start panicking […]
By Jade Stone I hope you had the opportunity to sit down with your friends and family this Thanksgiving and truly enjoy one another. I know we dodged a close call this holiday and will […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was growing up, our little church congregation sang a handful of favorite hymns over and over again. And the one that replays in my […]
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