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You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 2, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go

I still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 22, 2021
795 Views
3 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

My Teens Are My Favorite

These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…

Living
June 2, 2021
945 Views
4 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

When You Love An Alcoholic

Dear loved ones of an alcoholic, It doesn’t matter if you are entrenched in this war today or if as…

Faith, Marriage
May 23, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

When Minnie Met Elmer For Ice Cream

Every day at 3 p.m., my grandparents Minnie and Elmer had a date. They slid into chairs at their Formica…

Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All

Grown Children, Motherhood
March 18, 2021
448 Views
4 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All

We were always cleaning. As a child, I felt like the rag in my hand was surgically attached. We helped…

Don’t Ever Settle For An Ordinary Marriage

Faith, Marriage
February 3, 2021
1.1K Views
2 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

Don’t Ever Settle For An Ordinary Marriage

Call me a romantic. I never wanted an ordinary marriage. I never wanted a sleeping in separate rooms, ships passing…

In Marriage, You Have To Learn To Fight Fair

Faith, Marriage
January 28, 2021
871 Views
3 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

In Marriage, You Have To Learn To Fight Fair

As a married couple, how should we fight? My husband and I were never good at it. Or were we…

My Teenage Son Loves His Girlfriend—And So Do I

Motherhood, Teen
January 22, 2021
1.1K Views
2 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

My Teenage Son Loves His Girlfriend—And So Do I

They started dating as freshmen in high school. My son was 14. That's young. Sixteen was the original law we…

The One Thing Skinny Girls Wish You Knew

Living
January 16, 2021
985 Views
3 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

The One Thing Skinny Girls Wish You Knew

As a lifelong “skinny girl,” the truth was that until recently, I was ashamed of how I looked. Being skinny…

5 Reasons To Get ‘Sober Curious’ in the New Year

Living
December 30, 2020
742 Views
4 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

5 Reasons To Get ‘Sober Curious’ in the New Year

Not an alcoholic? Neither am I. But I gave up drinking anyway. I was tired of the hangovers, the emotional…

I Used To Think God Was Just a Spectator in My Life

Faith, Marriage
December 11, 2020
559 Views
3 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

I Used To Think God Was Just a Spectator in My Life

I did not have a personal relationship with God. I occasionally did the things that make a good Christian. I…

“We Are Tired. So Tired.” Nurses on the Frontlines Share Their Experiences

Living
December 7, 2020
1K Views
17 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

“We Are Tired. So Tired.” Nurses on the Frontlines Share Their Experiences

With staggering COVID-19 case numbers, hospitals at or near capacity, and death rates climbing, one almost becomes desensitized to the…

Melissa Neeb

Melissa Neeb

You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go

My Teens Are My Favorite

When You Love An Alcoholic

When Minnie Met Elmer For Ice Cream

Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All

Don’t Ever Settle For An Ordinary Marriage

In Marriage, You Have To Learn To Fight Fair

My Teenage Son Loves His Girlfriend—And So Do I

The One Thing Skinny Girls Wish You Knew

5 Reasons To Get ‘Sober Curious’ in the New Year

I Used To Think God Was Just a Spectator in My Life

“We Are Tired. So Tired.” Nurses on the Frontlines Share Their Experiences

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