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Dear Senior Mamas, That Smile Is Worth It All

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 12, 2025
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By Rachel Smith

Dear Senior Mamas, That Smile Is Worth It All

“One, two, three! Say, ‘Cheese!’” About two months ago, senioritis was so ripe in our home you could smell it.…

While I Was Raising Her, the Lord Was Raising Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 5, 2025
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By Melissa Kulp Frankenfield

While I Was Raising Her, the Lord Was Raising Me

I should remember the doctor’s name, but I don’t. It was such an ordeal. 18 hours of labor sort of…

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
April 29, 2025
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By Shalene Roberts

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…

We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Ready to Fly

Grown Children, Motherhood
March 29, 2025
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By Emaline Ashe

We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Ready to Fly

Collective memories from my son Aiden’s childhood are some of my most prized possessions. Reflecting on these memories is both…

Grown Children, Living
March 2, 2025
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By Vicki Bahr

Together We Are Home

Two years ago this very night, I sat in this very chair in front of this very window, surrounded by…

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
February 20, 2025
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By Debbie Prather

The Full Circle of Love

You don’t know what you don’t know. And I didn’t know what I put her through. My mom waited 11…

Grown Children, Living
February 11, 2025
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By Wendy C

Nonna Stella’s La Famiglia

The first time I met Nonna was when my husband and I were dressed up in our finest for an…

Grown Children, Motherhood
February 10, 2025
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By Hannah Dearth

Mom, You Were Enough

As a parent with children of my own, my mom will often apologize about my childhood when my siblings and…

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
February 2, 2025
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By Lynn Rummel

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

If you’ve ever experienced the "Sunday Scaries," you know the feeling well. It’s a mix of anxiety, doom, and excitement…

College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 27, 2025
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By Jamie Lynn Inman

College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore

He was home! As he walked in the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. I had followed his trip…

We’re Building Precious Memories through These Family Traditions

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood, Teen
January 26, 2025
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By Amy Keyes

We’re Building Precious Memories through These Family Traditions

I am sitting in my happiest place in the world: a beach in Puerto Vallarta in the middle of a…

Grown Children, Living
January 11, 2025
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By Katie Stanton

Thank You For This Legacy of Love

My mom is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has been my teacher of what being a mom and a…

Grown Children

Dear Senior Mamas, That Smile Is Worth It All

While I Was Raising Her, the Lord Was Raising Me

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Ready to Fly

Together We Are Home

The Full Circle of Love

Nonna Stella’s La Famiglia

Mom, You Were Enough

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore

We’re Building Precious Memories through These Family Traditions

Thank You For This Legacy of Love

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