By Shannon Whitmore Why Won’t God Give Us the Baby We’re Praying For?
Our family lives in a very weird part of America. Unlike the majority of families in our country with their…
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Postpartum Anxiety Steals Precious Time
One chilly fall afternoon, my parents came down for a visit. Our firstborn was about 4 months old, and things…
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By Beth Bacon Your Firsts Are My Lasts
You lie peacefully cuddled up against my freshly new C-section scar. A C-section was definitely not part of the plan.…
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By Katyn Gross I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant (Really!) But You Are the Best Surprise
I remember waking that morning feeling anxious and uncomfortable. I pulled out my laptop and sat down for another day…
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By Her View From Home Meghan and Harry’s New Baby is Here (And You’re Going To Love Her Name!)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a baby girl! The couple reportedly welcomed their second child on Friday. A statement…
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You Are Your Baby’s Answered Prayer, Mama
Through involuntary clenched teeth, I lie in bed listening to the slight rustling of a baby I had just laid…
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Your Marriage Isn’t Breaking—The First Year of Parenthood Really Just is This Hard
“I just don’t know if we’re going to make it,” a friend texted me a few weeks back. I imagined…
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By Kristine Allmendinger-Goertz I Left My Heart in the NICU
"You just left him there?" my daughter asked in a voice both curious and innocent, in a way that only…
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I Prayed For You Before You Were In My Arms
It was a humid morning in late May as I walked the seemingly longer and longer seven blocks from Grand…
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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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By Tynea Lewis To the Mom Drowning in Postpartum Depression: It Won’t Always Be This Way
To the mama struggling with postpartum depression, I know right now you’re surrounded by darkness, but it won’t always be…
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I Loved You From the Very First Moment
From the moment I knew you were growing inside of me, I was completely enthralled and instantly in love. Though…
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