Wish You Were Here
What would you say to me if you were here? Would you whisper I love you into my ear? Would you tell me you’re proud of all that I’ve done...
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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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Moving for Joy & Fun
When I was young, my sisters and I would often turn on some music - we had several favorites- and dance and skip and jump and sing and...
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- Feb 20
- 3 min
Bike and Book and Family
by I grew up in a small town in northeastern Utah. It was pretty idyllic. I see now that it was the last window of a certain way of life...
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Corliss Jacobs
- Feb 20
- 6 min
Patron Thief of the Bread of Life
By Corliss Jacobs I have often heard it said that the right books have a way of finding their way to the right person. This is the case...
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- Jan 31
- 3 min
2023 - Where will I go? Who will I meet? What will I learn?
The new year has begun! The new year has begun! I have made the 2023 heading in my reading notebook. I have carefully numbered the first...
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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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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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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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- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
THE TRIALS OF MANY YEARS
by Stephanie Wheeler I find myself in a bind this month. I am in a reading slump. It happens. Not often, but I hate it when it does. In...
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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
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Memory Keeping: Getting Started
“I don't know where to start” or …. “I don’t have time” are the most common excuses when it comes to keeping a photo album or scrapbook....
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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
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
Close to Divinity
“All that I am or ever hope to be I owe to my angel mother.” -Abraham Lincoln “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of...
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Alyson Suzanne King
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
You Know Me, Mom
By Alyson Suzanne King It was the first day of my life and you were there. I was bare and scared until you held me. Your arms protected...