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Lifestyle

Kindness Lesson from a Barn

ByEmily Gibson January 1, 2022December 31, 2021

Settling in the straw, I am grateful for a quiet moment after a 12-hour workday followed by all the necessary personal conversations that help mop up the spills and splatters of everyday life. My family verbally unloads their day like so much stored up dirty laundry needing to be washed and rinsed with the spin…

Parenting

Learning to Listen

ByNoelle Kirchner July 1, 2017June 28, 2017

I felt confident walking into the New Jersey post office that afternoon. I had set clear rules beforehand for my children. They knew to avoid the automatic door buttons. As tempting as the buttons were, an open door would land them right on Main Street with oncoming traffic while I was still in line. In…