Are your kids ready for the news? ~ Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins When I was a young adult, I remember a string of weeks where one particular salacious news story was featured in every five o’clock, six o’clock, and eleven o’clock news hour. There were never new details to report, but the …
How to survive without the library
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins For as long as any of my kids can remember, our family routine has always included a trip to the library, at least once a week. Not to be too dramatic or anything, but I may have been known to say: I don’t know how I could survive without the library. I’m not …
Melissa’s homeschool day in the life (with a 16-, 13-, 12-, 9-, and 6-year-old)
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins I have been waiting and waiting and WAITING for a “typical” day to come along this year so I could write about it for you, but so far I’m still waiting. So… let’s just talk about the fact that nothing is typical and call it a day, shall we?? What’s typical for our …
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5 questions for a more connected new year
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins I used to think New Year’s resolutions were really stressful. Even picking a word of the year felt like a little much: You mean I have to handle ALL the holiday prep of December, wrap up a whole bunch of end-of-year details, AND come up with the Perfect Word to …
Patience, Kindness, and Vitamin D: Permission to trust your gut
A note from Jamie: You guys? It's Melissa's launch day, and her new book, Permission Granted, is GOLD! If you enjoyed Introverted Mom, you will ADORE her story-telling style. I could barely get through any chapter of it without crying (the good, "someone else also gets it?" kind of tears). It's the …
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