Menorah at Christmas- Thanks, Barbara
I raised my two older children on the Upper West Side in New York City. They grew up in a small apartment, in a close neighborhood, in...
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Ellen Wheeler
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Holiday Traditions Bring Us Together
I delight in the Holiday Season. I am one of the the freaks who gets a warm good feeling the second I see Halloween decoration pop up in...
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Justina Jackson
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Sunday - Fun Day?
The ironing board comes out. Perhaps half-heartedly, dress clothes and shoes get dragged out of closets. Instead of donning a baseball...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Don’t Delegate Your Parental Rights
Moms are the most qualified to nurture their own children. Parents can feel inadequate. But your love gives you unique insight.
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Cecily Creighton
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Driving Through History
DRIVING THROUGH HISTORY. Whether you are taking a cross-country journey or staying home, enjoy the history and the beauty that is available.
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Ellen Wheeler
- May 23
- 3 min
Roots For Strength - Roots For Life
What defines us as a person? What are the personality traits that set us apart from others? What characteristics and actions do we...
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Ellen Wheeler
- May 22
- 2 min
Mighty Oak Mamas
According to some sources there are more hurricanes, tornadoes and typhoons today than there have been in the past. Well, I don’t know...
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Wendy Wheeler
- Apr 21
- 13 min
A TALE OF TWO WONKAS
The school at which I teach is doing a staged production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory this year and, as I’m involved, I’ve...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Creatures Great and Small
Earth Day is a marvelous opportunity to reflect on the wonder of our planet; a day to celebrate our responsibility to care for this world...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Transform Your Community and Your Family
By ellen wheeler Volunteering is an outstanding way to determine and demonstrate core family values. You and your kids can put into...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Mar 19
- 2 min
The Golden Rule, Rules
If humanity has a universal moral motto, it is the Golden Rule. The ancient concept illuminates a noble part of our human state: that we...
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Cecily Creighton
- Mar 13
- 7 min
What is a Well-Educated Heart?
Recently, a dear mom friend of mine introduced me to The Libraries of Hope founded by Marlene Peterson. I am striving to provide my...
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Cecily Creighton
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Nutrition vs. Nourishment
Julia Child, world-famous cook and author, talked about food, cooking, and eating A LOT! She said, “The Dinner hour is a sacred, happy...
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Corliss Jacobs
- Jan 31
- 4 min
How Scrooge Stole Christmas...and Our Hearts
“Good Afternoon,” moms! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. I just saw the movie musical retelling of Charles Dicken’s A...
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Wendy Wheeler
- Jan 27
- 5 min
Very...well, strange.
Strange World was very…well, strange. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t really good, either. It was very middle-of-the-road, with some...
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Corliss Jacobs
- Jan 3
- 4 min
The Not-So-Scandalous Power of Femininity
Well written, compelling, enjoyable female characters? In THIS day and age? How scandalous! As a young woman who also happens to be an...
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Stephanie Wheeler
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Joy of Revisiting
“I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.” – C.S. Lewis I have been reading “The Collapse of Parenting: How...
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Kristy Nuttall
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
My friend Kim recommended this book for a book club read, and I was intrigued by the title. Set in Nigeria, the words on the pages of...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Nov 11, 2022
- 8 min
Duck and Cover in 2022
By Ellen Wheeler Dear MomSquad, I picked up my 10 year old son from school the other day and (out of habit) I asked him how his day had...
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Remington Comp
- Oct 26, 2022
- 3 min
Music Watch: AJR
Man. Where to start...I guess you could say they're indie pop, but that doesn't really cover it. AJR is a band of three brothers, Adam,...
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