By Ashli Brehm To The Mother Who Is Overwhelmed
I have this one head. It is a normal sized head. It didn't get bigger because I had children. Just…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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Ashli Brehm
5 Simple Ways to Get Your Kids Talking
My oldest is nine. He and I are tight. He and I get each other. And I have visions of…
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There’s Proof of Life in Every Corner of Our Home
“I love that you can see the football field,” my husband said as we sat at the dinner table. He…
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How to Put Your Children to Bed in 46 Easy Steps
It was time. It had to happen. We'd had a good run at pouring our children into bed at 11:30…
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Parenting is Exhausting but Beautiful
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Charles Dickens. Smart guy, that one. Over the…
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I’m Content in This Stage of Motherhood
"You're gonna miss this . . ." I heard it all the time from other moms. From strangers at the…
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10 Ways To Coexist With a Tween Boy
Nine. My oldest boy flipped the calendar another year recently. And he turned nine. What in the sam hill has…
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The Church Is Not a Building
I grew up going to church. Nearly every Sunday, we would get dressed in our Sunday best. We would drive…
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Stay Little, My Dear
Stay little, my dear. I whisper it as I watch you. Digging in the sand. Laughing in the sunshine. No…
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Hey There, Friend…I’ll See You In 20 Years
"We need to get together . . . " Have you said these words? Likely. Likely you say them in…
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She’s More Than Just My Go-To Babysitter—She’s the Daughter I Never Had
Oh, girl. I know you don’t know how it feels. But when you call me “second mom” I get a…
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I’m Living That Thirtysomething Life—and It’s Wonderful
I shaved my face the other day. I was ridiculously excited about it, too. I anticipated the arrival of a…
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