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I took my firstborn away to college. And I survived.

Posted on September 9, 2019September 12, 2019 by Matt Todd

During last year’s prom season, I wrote about how we had begun the “Season of Lasts.” Well, that season has come

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This is not a rebrand. It’s a re-focus.

Posted on August 20, 2019August 22, 2019 by Matt Todd

More than two decades ago, I stepped foot into my first Communication class inside Milligan College’s Paxson Communication Center. Comm

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Our Coasting for Kids update. Thanks, Indiana Beach!

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Matt Todd

Growing up in southwestern Indiana, I never really heard of Indiana Beach. Christy thinks that’s funny because that’s all she

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Nice to meet you, Shawn Mendes. Thank you, Do It For The Love

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Matt Todd

Four years ago, our family visited St. Louis. Christy and I attended an adoptive parenting-related conference and brought the kids

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“We choose to go to the moon.” And they did.

Posted on July 20, 2019December 2, 2019 by Matt Todd

“But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the

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Our family’s indirect connection to Cameron Boyce

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Matt Todd

Celebrity deaths rarely make me cry. Don’t get me wrong. Every life is priceless in the sight of God. And

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Ideas for a Stranger Things season 3 marathon

Posted on July 9, 2019September 12, 2019 by Matt Todd

This post about having a Stranger Things watch party contains affiliate links. That means I will be compensated if you make

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Our family’s close calls with the First Order

Posted on June 23, 2019September 12, 2019 by Matt Todd

As I mentioned in my last post, we reluctantly found ourselves standing face to face with the Supreme Leader of

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On the set at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Posted on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 by Matt Todd

A little Disney’s Hollywood Studios backstory I am the only family member who had visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios. That was

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Mihret’s epic expedition through Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Matt Todd

Thanks to the combined efforts of the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund and Give Kids The World Village, Mihret was able

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Books I've read recently

I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
really liked it
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
by Sarah Stewart Holland
The Ungrateful Refugee
really liked it
The Ungrateful Refugee
by Dina Nayeri
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
really liked it
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai
Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
it was amazing
Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
by Andrew Peterson
Dear Martin
Dear Martin
by Nic Stone

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