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Read more about the article <strong><em>Vintage Finds</em></strong>

Vintage Finds

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:December 7, 2022
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I decided to host Christmas for my family this year. We moved to a new home in May. I want to commemorate the first year in our new home, surrounded…

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Read more about the article <strong><em>Three Special Gifts</em></strong>

Three Special Gifts

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:December 5, 2022
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When the ornate Magi we read about in Luke Chapter 2, presented the Christ child with three rare gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh, what was the symbolization of each? Did…

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Read more about the article I do not want the government to make decisions about my body, but I am PRO-LIFE

I do not want the government to make decisions about my body, but I am PRO-LIFE

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:June 21, 2022
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I am very likely going to make some folks really angry with this post. I know this is a controversial topic, and I do not intend to go into the economics,…

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Read more about the article Scientific advancements do not change morality

Scientific advancements do not change morality

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:February 4, 2022
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Yesterday morning, I sat in a local doctor’s office with my son. He was getting his pinky finger examined as we thought it might be broken from a recent dodgeball…

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Read more about the article When you feel like a half-lit Christmas tree

When you feel like a half-lit Christmas tree

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:December 20, 2021
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I stumbled upon a somewhat festive Christmas tree at a McDonald’s in between my son’s two basketball games earlier this week. While the holiday decor and illuminated beauty of this tree did not go unnoticed, the fact…

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Read more about the article Enduring the holidays as a divorced parent

Enduring the holidays as a divorced parent

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:November 30, 2021
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I was not originally going to share this piece. It is not particularly flattering; rather, it is harshly humbling. Yet, as a writer, I have been encouraged, on countless occasions,…

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Read more about the article 4 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Became a Mother

4 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Became a Mother

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:October 27, 2021
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Becoming a Mother is a mystical, magical, often messy experience so many women, including myself, are fortunate to know. It feels a bit like an elusive club, like the historic…

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Read more about the article The Weight We Hate

The Weight We Hate

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  • Post published:October 8, 2021
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This morning I stepped on the scale. I had successfully avoided the brightly colored floral 70’s style square torture device for weeks. I was grossly offended by the number that…

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Read more about the article When Do We Let Kids Fight Their Own Battles?

When Do We Let Kids Fight Their Own Battles?

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  • Post published:September 30, 2021
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It is only the second week of school and already we have dealt with massive homework meltdowns, inability to sleep (followed by inability to get up the next morning), drama…

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Read more about the article Why this fall-loving mom is decorating for the holidays now

Why this fall-loving mom is decorating for the holidays now

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:September 4, 2021
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I love Fall. I mean, L-O-V-E it. I love Halloween, school parties, the anticipation of my kids costumes and trick-or-treating on a cold autumn night, spooky movies on Netflix, hot…

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Read more about the article 10 Things I’ve Learned as a Boy Mom

10 Things I’ve Learned as a Boy Mom

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:August 20, 2021
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I am a boy mom. Those two words hold a never-ending cavernous abyss of meaning to other boy moms. I have two sons. They are each other’s best friend and…

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Read more about the article The 5 Types of Friends All Women Need

The 5 Types of Friends All Women Need

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:August 7, 2021
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My family recently took a trip out West to visit the gorgeous Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I am not sure if it was the refreshing mountain air, the break from…

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