I currently find myself embroiled in The Great Cell Phone Debate of 2018. There’s drama, tears, logic, illogic, comments from the peanut gallery…it makes the presidential debate of 2016 look […]
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Author: Sandra
Sandra Samoska is a writer with a love for Jesus and a love for family. When she's not chasing around her four kids and doing all the things, you can find her writing about the ways God shows up in our every day lives.
A Love Letter to Our Teachers
As our school year is coming to a close and this house is counting down the days of May with the enthusiasm as the countdown to Christmas, I want to […]
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If I Could Give One Gift To My Children, It Would Be This
“I’m stupid.” “I’m ugly.” “People don’t like me.” “I’m bad at that.” To my child, I hear these defeated words spilling from your lips. Sometimes shouted, sometimes murmured quietly and […]
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My Happy Shoes
These are my happy shoes. Sometimes I wear them because I am happy. And sometimes I wear them because I’m not happy, but I really want to be. I had […]
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To My Big Sister, From Your Little Brother
I love to watch you play big kid games. You and your friends tower over me, and you can do so many things. Running, hitting, jumping and passing. I want […]
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When You’re Over-Scheduled and Exhausted
About a year and a half ago some friends and I decided we wanted to go see a movie together. We were sitting on the back porch after dinner, and […]
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If I Could Keep You Small…
Sometimes I wish I could keep you small forever. We’d play dress up, and you would clip-clop around in my heels, or swagger across the room wearing your daddy’s tie. […]
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Captain’s Log – Man Time
Well, my husband has done it again. Apparently being around children sparks his creativity. During Spring Break the girls and I went on a camping trip with the Girl Scouts, […]
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After All the No’s, Today I Got to Say Yes
Today I got to say yes. So often this parenting thing is a long series of no’s. No, you can’t have dessert before dinner. (Because you need to learn healthy […]
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When You Can’t Find the Balance
My youngest daughter has a new phrase she likes to throw around. “Can’t you spare a few minutes for your child?” She likes to use it when I’m working on […]
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