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April 7, 2017
Play
1 year old Burst Your Bubble Go old-school fun with this classic game. Materials: Bubble solution – lots of it – and bubble w...
April 4, 2017
Free Indeed: MOPS Theme 2017-18
 MOPS 2017-2018 Theme: Free Indeed   Every year MOPS comes up with a rallying cry – a concept that will guide our entire ...
March 31, 2017
A Tribe of Foreigners
We were all born foreigners. Our mothers’ wombs forced us to depart from the cozy comfort of a tiny space out into the cool, wide-...
March 30, 2017
Not Alone
“Did you fall?” she asks me pointing to the wounds on my fingers. She doesn’t even look up, while she throws the dices in attempt ...
March 27, 2017
Finding My Village
Following the birth of my first child, I felt as if I had walked through a veil; one that separated me from my previous life. I wa...
March 24, 2017
Rage Against the Loneliness
Lately the landscape of my mothering has been much less manicured and mostly messy. My life is a constant ebb and flow of laundry-...
March 23, 2017
Olly Olly Oxen Free
“Eight, nine, ten … ready or not here I come!” Giggles unmistakably coming from behind the curtains. Doing my best to play alon...
March 20, 2017
Rebuilding Our Village
The transition to two children was more difficult than my husband and I expected. This wasn't due to lack of sleep or a needy big ...
March 19, 2017
Life-Changing Tears
It’s been almost six years since my building principal found me sobbing in the main foyer during the school day. Looking back, my ...
March 18, 2017
Red Zone to Green Zone Community
Ten years ago, my husband and I started playing soccer and helping kids with their homework at an apartment complex in our Chicago...