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Kids
January 20, 2020
3 Minute Read

I Want My Kids To Feel My Love Every Day

It started with a note I wrote for my son while we were practicing his letters one day. You make my heart happy. “What does that say,…

Grief, News
January 19, 2020
3 Minute Read

James Blunt Sings to His Dying Father in Emotional New Video—And We’re All Sobbing

Music, as they say, is the universal language—and when it comes together just so, that music can speak to your soul. UK singer James…

Living
January 18, 2020
5 Minute Read

Our Secret Shame: We’re Stone Cold Broke

My grandmother was a product of the 1950s: obsessed with appearances, pleasing the men around her, and making sure every aspect of her home,…

Faith, Grief, Loss
January 10, 2020
3 Minute Read

“God Has You in Heaven But I Have You in My Heart” TobyMac Grieves His Son in Raw New Release

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child and the impenetrable grief accompanying such a horrific loss. Grammy…

Living, Marriage
January 10, 2020
2 Minute Read

Real Life Prince Charming’s Genius Proposal Video Will Make Your Heart Mush

You know the story: Beautiful princess meets handsome prince. They fall in love. Handsome prince declares his love for beautiful princess . . .…

Motherhood
January 10, 2020
4 Minute Read

I Can’t Change My Mom, But I Can Change the Way I Let Her Affect Me

I have often heard stories of how when women become mothers, it strengthens the bond with their own moms. They understand firsthand the sacrifice,…

Motherhood, Products We Love
January 9, 2020
4 Minute Read

Dear Mama, When You Feel Like You’re the Only One

I know it’s hard, this motherhood thing. You want to get it right. Oh, you want to get it SO right. More than you’ve ever wanted…

Kids
January 7, 2020
2 Minute Read

Dear Teacher, Thank You For Being An Ally

Dear teacher, I see your number light up my phone and my breath catches. I remind myself it is completely possible for you to be calling for a…

Living, Loss
January 5, 2020
4 Minute Read

What’s the Mark of a Great Mom? An Obituary Like Katy Lynn McDonald’s.

I’m pretty sure Katy Lynn McDonald is smirking in her obituary photo. And after reading the words printed alongside her twinkling eyes,…

Living
January 3, 2020
4 Minute Read

No Matter What You’ve Been Told, You are Worthy of Love

There are days I still feel like the 11-year-old girl whose dreams were shattered by the person who held my fragile heart in her hand—my…