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Family

Feast After Famine: The Talk

A heartbreaking encounter sparked my first serious talk about addiction with my oldest child.

Family

Feast After Famine: 'Every morning, so far, I'm alive.'

The library is doing something great for National Poetry Month. Have you seen it?

Family

Feast After Famine: I Won the Lottery

A morning turns from terrible to terrific in an instant.

Family

Raising Readers

I might be doing a lot of things wrong as a parent, but I'm getting at least one thing right.

Personal

Big-Bosomed Hug

A lost dog found, a woman comforted and a sadness soothed

Holiday Guide

Feast After Famine: Is Shopping at the Bookstore An Antiquated Concept?

I spent $100 at the bookstore on actual books and felt like a relic.

Holiday Guide

Feast After Famine: Harmless Sprite or Communist Spy?

My kids think the Christmas elf is adorable, but there are legions who think he's creepy.

Family

Feast After Famine: Tough Mudder Revisited

Our second take at Tough Mudder proves just as fun, but also more pleasant than the first.

Feast After Famine — Worms or: Adventures in Urban Gardening

At a farm in Charles County, Md., our family learned about worm composting and honeybees.

Feast After Famine: Countdown to Camp Begins

The most-anticipated event of the year for our family is just around the corner.

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