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A House is Just a House Until You Start a Family in It

Living
August 25, 2022
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By Kayla Runkel

A House is Just a House Until You Start a Family in It

Two tiny keys sat on the kitchen counter of an otherwise empty house. To anyone else in the world, they…

Living
December 21, 2020
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By Kayla Runkel

2020 Was Tough—But We Were Tougher

Dear son, These days, the sound of the television turning off is like music to my ears. I get the same…

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

Baby, Grown Children, Motherhood
December 4, 2019
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By Kayla Runkel

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

Dear Mom, Today I came home from the hospital with my brand-new baby boy. As my weak postpartum body hobbled…

Motherhood, Toddler
June 5, 2019
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By Kayla Runkel

May We Never Forget How Hard This Was

Smack dab in the middle of Sam’s Club, motherhood broke me. Little sleep, an embarrassment of pregnancy hormones, and one…

This is the Last 9 Months We’ll Have Alone

Baby, Child
April 27, 2019
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By Kayla Runkel

This is the Last 9 Months We’ll Have Alone

There’s a little piece of plastic sitting idly by on the bathroom counter. The timer on my watch passed three…

Living
November 25, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

Failure and I Are Friends

I remember my first heartbreak like it was yesterday. I was 17, and it happened at school on a remarkably…

Relationships
September 25, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

Marry a Man Who’s Handy

I didn’t marry for money. Or into it for that matter. In fact, I met my now-husband when we were…

I’m a Mother Who Dreads Sleep, Because it’s Then the Nightmares Haunt Me

Journal, Motherhood
August 25, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

I’m a Mother Who Dreads Sleep, Because it’s Then the Nightmares Haunt Me

I woke up abruptly, heart palpitating, eyes wet with tears, desperately trying to pull myself back to reality so I…

Be Gentle With Your Mama’s Heart, My Son

Motherhood
June 29, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

Be Gentle With Your Mama’s Heart, My Son

“Be careful mama, you’ve got a heartbreaker on your hands.” It’s true. Anytime I hear his infectious laugh, see his…

What If All It Takes To Change the World Is a Good Dad and a Fishing Pole?

Journal, Kids
June 17, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

What If All It Takes To Change the World Is a Good Dad and a Fishing Pole?

There was a time, not long ago, when I would jump on Facebook every morning with pure enthusiasm. Starting my…

Motherhood
June 14, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

A Mother’s Hands

Right now, as I look down at my hands, I notice—like most days—they are rough, cracked, and unpolished. There is…

I’m a Real Life “Fixer Upper” Just Looking for My Chip & Jo

Faith, Inspiration
April 17, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

I’m a Real Life “Fixer Upper” Just Looking for My Chip & Jo

If the words shiplap, silo, or Magnolia mean anything to you, there is a good chance you are a…

Kayla Runkel

Kayla Runkel

A House is Just a House Until You Start a Family in It

2020 Was Tough—But We Were Tougher

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

May We Never Forget How Hard This Was

This is the Last 9 Months We’ll Have Alone

Failure and I Are Friends

Marry a Man Who’s Handy

I’m a Mother Who Dreads Sleep, Because it’s Then the Nightmares Haunt Me

Be Gentle With Your Mama’s Heart, My Son

What If All It Takes To Change the World Is a Good Dad and a Fishing Pole?

A Mother’s Hands

I’m a Real Life “Fixer Upper” Just Looking for My Chip & Jo

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