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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Celebrating My Momiversary

April 1, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

Oh, sure, there’s a lot I could write about my birthday boy. That’s right, Big turned 7 — yes, 7! — on Saturday. That boy with his tender heart, boundless spirit, insightful observations, as well as strength of character and body is constantly inspiring (and challenging) me as a mom. But for some reason this […]

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Love and Laughter After Loss

February 13, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

The following post was inspired by Becky Aikman’s Saturday Night Widows, The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives. After being kicked out of her widow support group for being too positive, Becky creates her own support group with an unusual twist. This lovely, hope-filled memoir redefines how we think about widows and grief. I […]

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A Little Gift

December 16, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

While I had planned to write this post since it happened on Thursday, in light of Friday’s horrible tragedy, this seemed more fitting than my usual light-hearted Sunday night lessons post. May you cherish the little moments… Thursday morning Little came into the bathroom while I was getting ready and asked, “Is it almost your […]

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On Loss and Love

October 19, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Last Friday marked the year anniversary of my father’s death. I wasn’t sure if I would write about it here. So I honored him on Disney Baby instead. (There I told Pink a bit about the man she’ll never get to know.) It’s funny, but somehow putting it out there for millions of people felt […]

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(Warm and) Fuzzy Math

September 19, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

You know what I love? Chocolate. But also when a friend reaches out to ask me if I’ll write about something. Because, chances are, it’s something I’ve thought about, but I haven’t known exactly how to address it. This is one of those topics. My friend sent me a message on Facebook asking if I’d […]

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: brother, family, love, siblings, sister

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