My friend Sydney’s husband—a man far too young to be bound to his bed—recently tripped and fell while walking through their cluttered home. It was the kind of accident that could happen to any of us. A simple fall. But somehow it damaged his spinal cord… limiting his mobility for the rest of his …
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A big welcome to today's guest writer, Lilly Neubauer of Open Hearted Home! Three years ago, I sat front row in an auditorium listening to Elizabeth Gilbert speak on creativity. Going out on a weeknight to sit smack in front of a favorite author seems like the chosen activity of a woman with her …
I grew up with three siblings and four double cousins. Our moms are sisters and our dads are brothers, which means we have the same extended family on both sides. On one side of the family, we often heard the words “Williams are workers.” On the other side, we come from a long line of incredible …
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I have a friend who always seems like she has it together. (Maybe you have one too?) She's been this way for as long as I've known her—almost 15 years. When we were in college, it seemed like juggling classes, work, and a social life came to her as easily as breathing. She had plans laid out …
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The shots rang out again and again, the deafening explosions of the bullets leaving their chambers echoed in my head. I covered my ears like a child, a feeble attempt at blocking out the sounds of horror. There was blood everywhere, coloring the pavement red, and the sight of it made my stomach …
She'd had an easy enough time getting rid of the crib, the pack n' play, and the baby swing. They were bulky, and she was happy to get her space back. As her children grew, even their clothes were relatively easy to part with, because most of the time, those clothes had been worn to threads. …
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