You Don't Have to Play Nice
Lean in and hear this whisper shout, kids. No matter what you've heard all your life, you don't have to play nice. In fact, you...
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Esther Goetz
Feb 20, 20222 min
What am I to give myself?
So what is a girl to give herself for her birthday? Especially a mid-life girl. One who has messed up and fessed up and who is still...
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Esther Goetz
Feb 16, 20223 min
The Gift
(Welcome to my guest blogger, my daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Meassick) February 18 is the birthday of Esther Joy Goetz. Throughout her...
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Esther Goetz
Feb 2, 20223 min
What If I'm Not as Good as Other Moms
I remember the very first time it happened. I was handing the “snack that smiles back” to my toddler at play group and one mom said to...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 31, 20221 min
10 Fun Ideas for Valentines Day for Big Kids
If your big kid is still at home or away from home, this is great way to remind them that they're never too old to have some Valentine...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 19, 20222 min
Bad Drivers
There's this bad driver in my life. She's there, steering me down a road that DOES NOT lead me where I really want to go: the space of...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 12, 20222 min
Cleaning Up Messes
Finding the beets upside-down in the vegetable drawer first thing in the morning, their bright red juice settled into the cracks, almost...
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Jan 5, 20222 min
I always tell myself this...
I always tell myself that I'm going to do it differently. The next time my daughter is upset. I want to just listen. Intently. Not talk....
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Dec 22, 20212 min
Heavy and Uncomfortable
Not sure about you, but the last month of pregnancy was just the worst. Well-meaning people asking, “are you still here?” Babies sitting...
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Dec 16, 20212 min
UNDER PRESSURE
I started to feel it a few weeks ago. You probably did too. The fancy Christmas pressure. Make it magical. Keep it simple. Be present....
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Dec 9, 20212 min
THE MOM THING
What is in this little brown bag? If I showed you, it probably wouldn’t mean anything to you. In fact, you might be like, “Who cares? So...
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Dec 1, 20213 min
PARENTING (the constant return to Advent)
“Advent is for the ones who know longing.” (Sarah Bessey) “Tis the Season.” (Mom utters with eyes rolling while corralling child hyped up...
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Esther Goetz
Dec 1, 20213 min
Parenthood (The Constant Return to Advent)
“Advent is for the ones who know longing.” (Sarah Bessey) “Tis the Season.” (Mom utters with eyes rolling while corralling child hyped up...
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Esther Goetz
Nov 5, 20213 min
Untaming Our Kids (and Ourselves in the Process)
“Are we going to see the wild horses?” my not-yet-college-bound, have-to-be-dragged-everywhere, youngest asked. “You promised.” We were...
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Esther Goetz
Oct 6, 20213 min
What was said mom to do?
There once was a nine-year-old who asked her mom for a lacrosse stick. And goggles. And to join a cute team of other nine-year-olds....
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Esther Goetz
Mar 23, 20212 min
A Very Scared Mom
There was this mom who had four kids not in diapers, but not quite teenagers yet. One early summer day, her left leg collapsed. After one...
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Esther Goetz
Mar 13, 20212 min
I Hope He's Gotten an "A"
"I had my first review today," my recent college grad says casually as he starts walking back downstairs to his room. My heart skips a...
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Esther Goetz
Jan 7, 20211 min
Smack Dab in the Middle of the News
Smack dab in the middle of the mayhem of the news yesterday, I received a text from my daughter about her car not starting. She was very...
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Esther Goetz
Sep 29, 20201 min
Happy "21" Rachie Bug!
This girl of mine gave up a VARSITY lacrosse spot to go to church on Sunday mornings at 6 am to work in the sound booth when she was only...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 9, 20203 min
Dear Daughters,
Dear Daughters, Spending this past week with you two beautiful women was the highlight of my 2020 so far. (I know that's not saying...
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