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
- Mar 13
- 3 min
True Education
“Education is not a subject, and it does not deal in subjects. It is instead the transfer of a way of life.” G. K. Chesterton There are...
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Corliss Jacobs
- Mar 6
- 3 min
How the Youth of Today Can Change The World
The Newsboys’ Strike of 1899 Just a week ago, my siblings and I performed in a production of Newsies Jr. at our local children’s theater....
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Shelley Colton | Vice President, MomSquad
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Knowing Who Represents you in a Representative Government
"There's an app for that!" In our hypertech world, there seems to be an app for just about everything from count-downs to menstrual cycle...
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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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- 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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Natalie Lynch
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Days Worth Celebrating: November
November is upon us. Family, Food, and Football! With Veterans Day on the 11th and Thanksgiving on the 24th, there is no shortage of days...
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Alyson Suzanne King
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
A Mom by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet
by Alyson Suzanne King Mom is a word that means one simple thing A person who loves you unconditionally. Perhaps it’s the woman who...
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Alyson Suzanne King
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Not Just a Mom
Once upon a time there was a girl named Suzy. She was just a plain girl. She didn’t have any special talents or fancy degrees. She didn’t...
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Shelley Colton | Vice President, MomSquad
- Oct 7, 2022
- 7 min
Beware the "Crazy Ladies!"
Ghosts, goblins and monsters can be scary for sure, but sometimes the scariest thing we face are the crazy ladies lurking just beneath...
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Shelley Colton | Vice President, MomSquad
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
The Last Brick
She stands firm holding cradling rocking feeding each new one backbone flexible yet strong Society once built on rock but now sand...
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Shelley Colton | Vice President, MomSquad
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
What Weeds Whisper
I love gardening. Well, let's be honest - I love the idea of gardening. While I do enjoy being outside in my yard on a late spring or...
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Kaitlyn Dalton, Persnickety Box Creative Director
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
The Emotional Benefits of Journaling
Learn about the emotional benefits of journaling. Research shows that photographs + words are more powerful than either alone.
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Shelley Colton | Vice President, MomSquad
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Depth of Honor
As the proper time approached to search for, find and choose a spouse, all I knew about honor I had learned from my parents, other...
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Natalie Lynch
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min