My April weekends were full of bridal showers (my daughter is getting married soon and my niece three weeks after…
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Is work broken?
As various pictures of previous Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Days popped up in my Timehop over the…
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Why think a baby knows what’s OK?
PERMISSION My cousin, Frances, died yesterday (she’s in the plaid shirt in the picture below). There’s a story that I…
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An opportunity to give
PRESSURE I read this week’s prompt really quickly on Thursday night, so I’ve spent the time between then and now…
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If your house is on fire, forget about the propane tank
Hello! Every month, I share my favorite SmartBrief stories from the prior month. I’m writing this on Easter. I was…
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Why don’t I savor the pages anymore?
SAVOR: I wonder how many of the “savor” posts will be about food. It’s the first usage that comes to…
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