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“I’ve already been here nearly half of the year!” Annalisa commented last week. She moved in with me and my husband in July, and will be staying with us until next June. As a high school foreign exchange student, this is an experience of a lifetime! She’s only 17...

  If you’re a mom to school-aged children, I have a feeling you’ve experienced one of these scenarios before: Sally hops in the car and throws her backpack on the seat as you slowly drive out of the school car rider line. “How was your day?” you ask her with...

It only took 8 days. Day 1: “Hey, did you get that Facebook message I sent you yesterday?” my sister-in-law asked me as we finished breakfast. “No, when did you send it?” I replied. “Yesterday afternoon. I saw this post on our town’s Facebook page saying that they’re looking for host...

With every new school year comes the many preparations that need to be done. One child may need a new backpack while the other has a never-ending list of school supplies needed for the new year. One job that can quickly become challenging for parents is school lunches. With...

We're getting ready to watch another child of ours walk that graduation stage, accept their diploma and throw their cap in the air as they embark on a new season of life. It feels like we just did this last year with our daughter. Oh yeah, that's because it...