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How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me

Cancer, Grief
May 19, 2022
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By Jessica Dickenson

How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me

It was a hot summer day sometime in the middle of high school. I was young and naive, but the…

A Medical Diagnosis Challenges a Marriage

Cancer, Living, Marriage
May 17, 2022
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By Ashley Mays

A Medical Diagnosis Challenges a Marriage

It is no secret now that Albert Pujols and his wife have announced their divorce shortly after she had surgery…

Dear Grandmother, I’m Not Ready to Lose You

Grief
May 16, 2022
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By Shaeleen Kennerley

Dear Grandmother, I’m Not Ready to Lose You

I had a visit from my grandmother the other day. It wasn’t a regular sit on the porch with a…

Grief, Motherhood
May 12, 2022
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By Ashley Prinsen

Love Carries On in the Ones We Raise

From a very young age, two of the most important men in my life were my grandpa and my brother.…

Friendship, Grief
May 11, 2022
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By Kay Marie Murphy

Friends Can Be a Sanctuary

A sanctuary is defined as anywhere people go for peaceful tranquility or introspection. My friends became my sanctuary when my…

All I Wanted Was For My Baby To Stay Alive

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 10, 2022
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By Hannah Hanson

All I Wanted Was For My Baby To Stay Alive

Today is the day I’ve dreaded and resisted for almost a year: the day I face going through the white…

Grief, Loss, Marriage
May 9, 2022
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By Rachel Reyna

My Husband Makes Me a Stronger Woman

A little over a year ago, my husband and I went through the unimaginable. We lost our child, Lillian, to…

Mothers Don’t Teach Us How To Live Life Without Them

Grief, Grown Children, Loss, Motherhood
May 8, 2022
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By Savannah Hadden

Mothers Don’t Teach Us How To Live Life Without Them

When you're a little girl, you dream of marriage, children, a career, and memories that you will cherish forever—and you…

When Mother’s Day Feels Awkward, Find Comfort in Community

Grief, Living, Loss, Motherhood
May 8, 2022
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By Sue Volikas

When Mother’s Day Feels Awkward, Find Comfort in Community

Mother’s Day can be beautiful for some women. It can be hurt filled for others. Or in my case, it…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 5, 2022
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By Kelly Lang

Sometimes Mother’s Day Hurts

I see you moms. I see the moms who will never see all of their children together on this earth…

My Broken Heart Has Questions, But Jesus Is the Answer

Grief, Living, Loss
April 30, 2022
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By Rachel Maier

My Broken Heart Has Questions, But Jesus Is the Answer

We celebrated 90 years of my beautiful grandma today. It was lovely and lonely all at once because we lost…

When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help

Cancer, Living, Motherhood
April 28, 2022
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By Charissa Bates

When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help

I’m a bundle full of fun. My list of fun things include being diagnosed with cancer at age 33, having…

Grief

How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me

A Medical Diagnosis Challenges a Marriage

Dear Grandmother, I’m Not Ready to Lose You

Love Carries On in the Ones We Raise

Friends Can Be a Sanctuary

All I Wanted Was For My Baby To Stay Alive

My Husband Makes Me a Stronger Woman

Mothers Don’t Teach Us How To Live Life Without Them

When Mother’s Day Feels Awkward, Find Comfort in Community

Sometimes Mother’s Day Hurts

My Broken Heart Has Questions, But Jesus Is the Answer

When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help

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