By Jaymi Torrez She Really is Little But Fierce
"She's too little to be a minnow," they told me as I went to put my daughter in her swimming…
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By Kiley Hillner My Heart Will Always Beat For You, Little One
My sweet baby May, As I rock you to sleep, I feel your soft, still squishy cheek pressed against my…
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By Jill Windham Dear Kindergartner, I Could Not Love You More
The night before you send your kid to Kindergarten is a strange place. (This is a long one. And I'd…
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By Laura Leinbach What to Expect in Baby’s First Year? Sick Days.
“Alexander has been in daycare for two days and he already has a runny nose, is that normal?” My coworker,…
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By Shelbie Farmer Baby, You’ve Always Got Me
“I got you, Mommy!” You squeal as you whirl around me, grabbing my legs. Picking you up and squeezing you…
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By Krista Ward You’ll Never, Ever Be Too Old to Be My Baby
You were the baby. Our first. Our only, for a time. Until you weren’t. Until another came along. And then,…
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By Sylvia Schroeder God Designed Us to Wonder Together, Sweet One
If I had a degree in psychology, I could be a good mommy. I would get why you sometimes cry…
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By Taylor Halfpenny Today I Cried
Today I cried. I cried hard. I sat at top of the staircase, covered my face, and cried. When he…
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By Carolyn Moore I’m a Mom With Helping Hands
“Mom, can you open it?” My daughter held out a container of mandarin oranges to me from across the kitchen…
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By Kaleigh Christensen This is the Most You Will Ever Need Your Mama
Today was a hard day. You were completely attached to me. You woke up in the morning angry. You didn’t…
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By Kara Shook The Mama of the Wild Child is Trying Harder Than You Know
To the mama with the wild child: I see you. I was once the person who would say, "That kid…
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By Michelle K Umbehauer To My Daughter, 11 Things I Want You To Know Before You Turn 11
To my (not-so) little girl, Here are 11 things I want you to know before you become an 11-year-old: 1.…
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