Manndi Maphies Wilkins, Author at Her View From Home

Friendship, Living
February 18, 2023
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

We Need Each Other

Does she know the many tears I've cried, missing her so much it hurts deep down to the base of…

10 Lessons I Hope You Learn Playing Youth Sports

Kids, Motherhood
December 3, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

10 Lessons I Hope You Learn Playing Youth Sports

Last night was my sixth grader’s last basketball game of the season. He played with many of the same gang…

I’m the Kind of Girl Who Tells It Like It Is

Living
November 13, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

I’m the Kind of Girl Who Tells It Like It Is

"I ain't the woman in red, I ain't the girl next door But if somewhere in the middle's what you're…

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
September 22, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 28, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Dear Sons, as You Become Men

Boys, you are currently 12 and almost 10 years of age. This world in which you find yourselves growing up…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 28, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

My 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…

Grown Children, Motherhood
May 23, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Thanks For Leading by Example, Mom

Dear Mom, Thinking back on my life as a child, young adult, and now a middle-aged mother myself, I am…

I’ll Never Spend Enough Hours Watching You Play

Kids, Motherhood
March 26, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

I’ll Never Spend Enough Hours Watching You Play

When your kid grows into a passion. You, as a parent, grow into that same passion. How many hours spent…

Dear Baby in Heaven, Thank You For Making Me a Mother

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
January 23, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Dear Baby in Heaven, Thank You For Making Me a Mother

Dear Baby, I hoped and prayed for you for many years. I was beyond ecstatic when you revealed yourself with…

Loving a Son is Letting Go and Waiting For Him To Come Back To You

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
January 18, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Loving a Son is Letting Go and Waiting For Him To Come Back To You

My oldest son, you are entering new corners of the world. Corners in which I am not allowed to enter…

Dear Younger Me, You’re Going To Love Who You Become

Living
January 15, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Dear Younger Me, You’re Going To Love Who You Become

Some days I don’t even recognize the face staring back at me in the mirror. Where did these wrinkles come…

I’ll Always Miss the Little Boys They Used To Be

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
November 13, 2021
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

I’ll Always Miss the Little Boys They Used To Be

Where did my sweet, innocent, curious, and adorable little lambs of sons go? It seems like just yesterday my youngest…