Margot Starbuck’s new book, Unsqueezed: springing free from skinny jeans, nose jobs, highlights and stilettos, couldn’t have come at a better time. First, there was Penny’s question at dinner a few weeks back. “Mom, why do you have bruises on your face?” “What do you mean?” “There,” she pointed under my left eye, “and there,”…

Last Sunday, Penny got in the car after church and said, “Mom, why does that lady walk with a cane?” “Well, Pen, you know how you wear glasses?” “Yes.” “Why do you wear glasses?” “To help me see.” “Well, that lady uses a cane to help her walk.” “Oh. But why does that lady walk…

Becky Dawson is a full time mother and educator for her son (8) and daughter (4). She is working on a Professional Editing Certificate from the University of California, Berkeley, and writes on the topics of special needs, interactions in the medical world, and her growth and interactions with her Maker as seen through Christian…

Penny was sitting on the potty. “Where’s the new shirsh?” she asked. I wrinkled my forehead. “The new shirt?” She shook her head, with a little smile. “No. The new shirsh.” “Skirt?” This time, a grin. “No, Mom!” she said, in a tone of false exasperation. “The new shirsh!” She said the word slowly, with…

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