Jenny Albers, Author at Her View From Home

Motherhood
November 24, 2019
4 Minute Read

The Woman in the Mirror Has a Life Worth Every Scar

I was 12 years old when stretch marks first made an appearance on my body. While I had noticed them before, it was in a dressing room where…

Kids, Motherhood
November 15, 2019
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Dear Firstborn, You Proved it Really Does Go By So Fast

From the moment you were born, those words have been spoken to me more than any others. From doctors and nurses, family and friends, and whoever just…

Grief, Loss
October 24, 2019
2 Minute Read

To the Mama Who Just Lost Her Baby

To the mama who just lost her baby, It won’t always be this way. You won’t always find yourself crumpled into a heap on the bathroom…

Living, Motherhood
July 22, 2019
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3 Minute Read

Maybe the Best Way to Practice Self Care is to Care Less

Maybe the best way to practice self-care is to care less. About what everyone else thinks. About who likes you and who doesn’t. About how you…

Grief, Grown Children
July 9, 2019
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Please Don’t Leave Me Yet, Mom

The sound of my phone startled me as I started down a dirt path in search of momentary solitude. I groaned, irritated by the interruption, pulling it…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 3, 2019
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We Have One of Each, But Our Family Isn’t Perfect

When my 20-week anatomy scan revealed I was carrying a baby boy, our whole family was excited. He was the little brother my daughter had prayed for.…

Marriage
June 15, 2019
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Seeing the Good in Me When I Can’t

It had been another long day and I was spent. One child cried for a full 12 hours, and despite my attempts, nothing I did pleased him. Tantrums and…

Marriage
June 12, 2019
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To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen

It’s not uncommon for the lights to go out on our sex lives when couplehood is suddenly redefined by parenthood. I’m not just referring…

Grief, Grown Children
June 7, 2019
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3 Minute Read

My Parents Are Aging and I Worry

I woke suddenly in the wee hours of the morning, unsure if it was the pounding thunder that had startled me awake or the pounding of my heart. I sat…

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
May 16, 2019
54 Views
3 Minute Read

The Invisible Mother Hurts and Hopes

In a world full of mothers, so many of them seem to go unnoticed, unrecognized. Forgotten. They belong to a special class of mothers who walk amongst…