Parenting - Melanie Dale

Parenting

September 3, 2014

Just Say No to Signups

Today I threw away fliers. I crumpled them up and recycled the heck out of…

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Parenting Relationships

August 28, 2014

The Four-Word Question That Changed Me

You know those friends you wish you could introduce to everyone? You think, "Oh, I…

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Adoption Ethiopia Parenting

August 20, 2014

Throwback Thursday – Bringing Evie Home From Ethiopia

For Throwback Thursday, I want to show you a video that most of you probably…

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Parenting

August 14, 2014

Pray for Ferguson – I Don’t Know Quite What to Say Except to Say Something

I really suck at talking about hard issues. I often feel like I don't know…

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Adoption Parenting

August 12, 2014

Unexpected Welcome Home

My church is big, so we really encourage everybody to get in smaller groups that…

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Parenting

August 3, 2014

School Supply Shopping: It Ain’t Just Trapper Keepers Anymore

My kids go back to school this week. Never mind that it's the first week…

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Adoption Infertility Parenting

July 28, 2014

My Dog Saved My Life

(I wrote this the day before my dog died.) My dog is dying. I won't…

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Parenting

July 23, 2014

I Was in a Car Accident and My Dog Died

Sheesh, that's a depressing title. Yesterday after crying all afternoon with my dog in the…

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Adoption Parenting

July 14, 2014

I Felt Complete

They chortled around the dinner table tonight. Sometimes the only way to describe the bubbling…

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Parenting Relationships

July 11, 2014

When You Experience a Shift in Roles – From “Staying” to “Working” and Everything in Between

Have you ever caught yourself offering someone else advice about a situation and realized mid-sentence…

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