By Chelsi Cacciatore Letting You Go Is Still So Hard
Nothing really prepares you for the day your child leaves the house. Last September, my husband and I moved our…
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Grown Children
Behind Every Smiling Graduate Is a Mother Letting Go
Every year, millions of American families send their children off to their freshman year of college. Their pictures dot our…
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Watching Your Children Build the Life You Prayed For Is Beautiful
“I love you, Mom.” “Hmmm?” (A little louder) “I love you.” “I love you too…so very much.” I’d been deep…
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By Deanna Ryan Soon There Will Be No More Breakfasts To Make
T-minus 44 days until a new beginning- Math has never been my strong suit or my favorite subject, but it…
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I’m Learning To Let Go of What Was To Embrace What Is
I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night a lot lately. Heart pounding. Mind racing. Ever been there?…
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By Kathy Wetsell Dear New College Parents: It Gets Easier
Dorm supplies are center stage at Target, ready for college students and their parents to find with ease as they…
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By Amy Keyes I Want His College Experience to Be His Own
Back in the day, when I applied for college, my options were limited. By geography. By my GPA. By my…
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By Kelly Odom I’m Watching Him Become the Man I Prayed He’d Be
It's been a hard day. One of those days where everything feels loud. We are renovating our house—it’s time. Actually,…
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By Emaline Ashe This Bridge to Empty Nesting is So Bittersweet
Motherhood. A tremendous, all-encompassing role. One that takes a great deal of energy, time, heart, and soul to do it…
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By Cyrece Dyoni I’m Falling Into the Goodbye Hole
When I first became a mother, I never wanted to leave our firstborn, ever. True story: the first time my…
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To My Grown Kids, These Are My Promises to You
If I could have known what was to come when you were little, I would have written this then. But…
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I Waited My Whole Childhood for a Dad
Like so many kids are, I was raised by a single mom—the kind of woman who always put her kids…
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