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As kids get older and go to school, reading can be seen as work rather than fun — and kids, especially teens, may stop reading for pleasure.

Somewhere between Generation X and millennial movement, school has become so much more involved for parents, and so much more complex than it used to be.

For those of us who find motherhood less ‘natural’ than we expected, life can feel more like a circus than a life choice.

In the wee hours of your independent and autonomous lives, when you least expect it, I know you will hear my voice.

Unless you tell your children what you believe about them, you might be surprised what they think.

We need all kinds to make the world go round. And I need all kinds of different moms in my world to help me be better at this big crazy job of motherhood.

I've plucked the very best sound bites from famous speakers like Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu, Jon Stewart, and the other names people like to drop at cocktail parties to help us forge ahead on our spiritual journeys, remember our dreams, and to find hope, purpose, and peace in our lives.