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Category: Parenting

She Can Do It

by Kara LawlerEducation, Life lessons, Mothering, ParentingPosted on August 14, 2016August 14, 2016Comments are Disabled

6-23-16 “I do it!”  These are the words I hear, over and over again, all day long. When we’re rushing out of the door, I hear these words when you try to buckle your own shoes.  I stop to help you and you say “I do it!”  And I let you do it, even though …

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The Fear of Failure

by Kara LawlerEducation, Faith, Life lessons, ParentingPosted on August 14, 2016One Comment

6-21-16 I found this rejection letter going through an old file cabinet at the last minute before our move last week.  If I had given up then, for good, I would have abandoned a dream. This is my first rejection letter from almost six years ago, when I first made a real go at being …

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Dancing in Brown Sugar

by Kara LawlerLife lessons, Mothering, Parenting, TransitionsPosted on June 7, 2016One Comment

These tiny feet belong to a little girl going through the “terrible twos,” or so I’ve been told. Before 8:00 a.m. this morning, my daughter spilled my coffee, her cereal, and planted herself on the floor of the shower, yelling “No, Mommy” when I opened the door.  In turn, I planted myself outside of the …

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Looking for the Silver Linings

by Kara LawlerLife lessons, Mothering, ParentingPosted on June 7, 2016Comments are Disabled

Sometimes, sitting alone in the car and eating an entire chocolate bar by yourself is just what the doctor ordered.  Because when you finish it, the silver lining is so clear. As you know, we’re in the process of moving.  And, my daughter has decided that she will no longer wear diapers or keep food …

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