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7 Fun agenda Mark your calendar for these holi-yays! 18 Beauty At age 60, a motivational speaker has everyone talking. 23 Monthly

devotional

Candace Cameron Bure shares a meaningful verse. 24 Sacred place A tour of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum

hello

29 That’s

a-door-able!

WD’ s wreath of the month 34 Finding joy The unbreakable bond between sisters 40 Back to

everything!

Celebrate with picnics, BBQs, and movie nights. Plus, fun ways to prep for school.

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let’ s eat

57 What’s for

dinner tonight?!

Easy meals for the whole family 60 Sunday funday Make your rest day your best day. 67 Life of the party Say “Chip, chip, hooray ” for chocolate chips! 73 It’s National

Rice Month

So many ways to enjoy this great grain

health

81 Eye-opening

advice

How eye exams can save you from heart trouble 82 Live longer &

stronger

The secrets to keeping good habits going strong 89 Checklist Wellness moves to make right now 90 Nutrition Hydration hacks

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4 Editor’s letter 92 Recipes 104 Celebration

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Cheer on these Olympic fencers!

Courtney Hurley (left), 30, and her sister Kelley Hurley, 33, were on the U.S. women ’ s épée team that won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics. At this year ’ s Summer Games, the duo will compete in the women ’ s épée event, individual and team. We ’ re rooting for them and the other inspiring siblings on page 34!

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Team Family

When my oldest kid was a year old, I started referring to our family as “Team Murphy. ” I’ ve always been a sports-loving jock, so it started out being just for fun. As time went on and our family grew, it took on greater meaning. A team dynamic, what a team represents, and the word itself align even more than the word “family ” with what I want family life to be. I want our family to internalize that we ’ re bound by more than blood and marriage—the kids aren ’t just kids, and Pat and I aren ’t just their parents; rather, we chose to create this family and choose to nurture it every day. I want us all, even the kids, to recognize that we have a responsibility to one another and to our team as a whole. To me, that’ s true belonging: You as an individual are cared for, and we all look after this bigger thing that protects us and makes us strong. If I want to cultivate those feelings, I have to do so intentionally. Calling ourselves Team Murphy is a big part of it. Even more important is acting like a team. On Team Murphy, we understand our individual jobs, needs, strengths, and weaknesses. We celebrate when one member shines extra bright and offer help and support when one struggles. When someone slacks off or makes trouble (me included!), everyone gets a lecture and runs laps. (Kidding—usually just no Friday night movie!) We also give out MVP awards and have benchwarmers and walk-ons— grandmas, babysitters, cousins. Even if you don ’t have kids, you can still field a team. Because at the end of the day, it’ s about appreciating that you ’ re playing together, no one ’ s out there alone, and everyone does their part to make magic happen. A decade in, our team isn ’t perfect, but none ever is. It still feels like we ’ re winning. I’ll be cheering your team on as we all head back to everything!

Team Murphy: Pat and me with Charley, Brooks, and James.

@meaghanbmurphy @theyaylist

Everyone needs a Laurie!

Write on…and on…and on!

Sometimes all it takes to give us the courage to pursue our dreams is an awesome cheerleader. Author Laurie Gelman was that hype woman for me. We met at a party (left) for her hilarious debut, Class Mom, and by the end of the night she had me amped up and convinced I had a book in me too. Fastforward: My book, Your Fully Charged Life, was published in February, and Laurie ’ s laugh-out-loud latest, Yoga Pant Nation, is out now! Acerbic class mom Jen Dixon will have you rolling in your beach chair with her parenting adventures.

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