Going from One to Two Kids Was So Much Harder than I Expected
I didn’t know what I didn’t know. And boy, DID. I. NOT. KNOW. But, I really thought I did! I really…
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Katy Dodds
My Baby Had a Birth Defect—And God is Still Good
"Your baby has a birth defect.” Umm, excuse me? That big, fully formed, full-term baby? The beautiful boy with the…
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Dear Pregnant Mama, You Look Beautiful
I had just finished clumsily fighting to get my toddler into the car when I heard the sweet voice from…
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A Struggling Mom Doesn’t Need More Advice—She Needs You To Listen
I absolutely adored my sweet newborn daughter. She was everything I ever hoped my baby would be—healthy, perfectly formed, and…
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You’re Such a Fun Daddy
“Mommy! Let’s play the balloon game!” my 2-year-old daughter enthusiastically calls from her playroom. “OK!” I reply, trying to mirror…
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Darling Girl, You Will Always Be Enough
During her battle with breast cancer, Veronica Waldrop wrote a story for the two daughters she knew she would leave…
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Stop Giving Your Grieving Friend So Much Space
The calls and texts were overwhelming the week she died. Between supporting my devastated parents, planning the funeral, and keeping…
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The Jagged Line of Grief
I thought about it many times over the 6 ½ years she was sick. I knew the day was coming,…
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Motherhood Changes Everything—Including Friendship
Before becoming a mom, I had the most naive view of new motherhood. I saw it this way: you have…
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Please Keep Praying For Our Teachers
It’s 11:30 on a Thursday morning, lunchtime in an elementary school. A third-grade teacher circles her classroom, helping her students…
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