Tag: family
member name: Petula W.
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March 29, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
It’s a little after 5 a.m. on Wednesday the 28th and I’ve just returned from taking Amber, my 15-year-old, to her school to meet the rest of the arts and music department for their field trip . . .
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April 12, 2007 02:40 PM EDT --
With fog in my head and haze in my eyes I saw my 3-year-old son standing next to my bed in the wee hours of the morning. I recall asking him if he had to use the bathroom, but I don’t recall his . . .
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June 04, 2007 07:57 PM EDT --
In a relationship, each person has a “deal breaker” – an offense to their significant other that is unforgivable like infidelity or some other trust breaker. Although in a good majority . . .
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January 09, 2007 12:11 PM EST --
I can still feel the warmth of my pre-schoolers hug. A few hours ago I dropped my two youngest children off at the sitter's. As I tried to say good-bye, my almost-2-year-old daughter rushed off with . . .
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February 14, 2007 10:00 PM EST --
I recently came across this essay, which I wrote two years ago and never pursued getting it published. Upon reviewing it I still think it’s funny and thought you might enjoy it. Let me know what . . .
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June 04, 2007 10:28 PM EDT --
On May 26 at 10:56 p.m., my fourth child came quickly into the world. She arrived five weeks early and is a healthy, spunky angel. A few days before going into labor I had learned I had cholestasis of . . .
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May 10, 2007 07:58 PM EDT --
Out of all the pregnancy symptoms I’ve ever had the most annoying is the itching. Now, I’m not talking about regular, dry skin itching. I’m talking about anxiety induced, crawling under . . .
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May 18, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
Details and identifying facts have been changed to protect the innocent and the not so innocent!
Not too long ago I learned from a friend of mine that her husband had been caught approaching . . .
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October 12, 2006 02:16 PM EDT --
My husband and I along with our two youngest children set out from Georgia to Maryland. We were trying to have a positive outlook on the 12-hour drive given that the two youngest children are 20 months . . .
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October 30, 2006 11:04 AM EST --
This subject – seeking God's face – comes up so often that it's something that obviously needs everyone's in-depth attention. Why is seeking God's face so important?
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October 26, 2006 06:41 PM EDT --
It's no secret that I'm the proud mother of Amareah, 20 months; Andre, 2; DeAndre, 12 and Amber 15. What's also not a secret – as me and my mommy friends have discussed – is that . . .
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January 12, 2007 08:27 PM EST --
Three years ago I read a book called “Supernatural Childbirth: Experiencing the Promises of God Concerning Conception and Delivery” by Jackie Mize. Now, almost five months into my fourth pregnancy, . . .
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March 22, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
I just joined this group and really wanted to share some of the previous articles I've written about being a mommy. Hope you don't mind... Enjoy!
Restless Mommy: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976910880 . . .
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September 15, 2006 12:01 PM EDT --
I wrote this newspaper article some time ago for a spoof newspaper. It's based on a real person whose identity and some facts have been changed, but it has real information that I think is helpful... . . .
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September 04, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
Responsibility is not a want to
It's a need to
It's not a feel like
It's a have to
Responsibility keeps the
Children fed
Laundry washed
Lawns mowed
Dishes stacked
Socks . . .
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October 30, 2006 11:45 AM EST --
Quite awhile ago, I published my list and was a little, uh, perturbed by a couple of the comments so I deleted the list. I actually like my list and it has been haunting me for quite some time that I allowed . . .
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August 24, 2006 11:44 AM EDT --
Over the past few years I have become extremely conscious of the ever-changing components of my body. You know what I mean: wrinkles that weren't visible a day ago, gray hairs that appear instantaneously . . .
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September 08, 2006 01:15 PM EDT --
Small eyes peer from under tiny, but long, feather-like lashes
Little limbs uncurl, miniature fingers unfold
A roll, a whimper, a glance
"Mama! … Mooommmmieeee!"
In the next room, mommy . . .
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August 21, 2007 12:05 PM EDT --
It all started 16 years ago when I had my first child. I named her Amber and somewhere in the back of my head I decided that all of my children's names should start with an "A." Almost four . . .
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August 07, 2006 01:19 PM EDT --
As a mom who is most fortunate to have the opportunity to work from home, I am able to spend quite a bit of time with my 15-year-old daughter during the summer. We hang out. We go shopping. We veg out . . .
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