By Vicki Bahr I Still Cherish One of the Greatest Gifts My Mother Gave Me
One of the greatest gifts my mother gave me was a love of reading, and she did it in the…
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A Gift for Mom! 🤍
Grown Children
By Heather Spiva 23 Years Later, I’m Getting a Daughter
After raising two boys, I’m finally getting a daughter. Though I grew up as a part of a trio of…
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By Ashley Radzat The Nod: Why Listening—Not Lecturing—is What Grown Kids Need
What do you do when your child is hurting and you can't make the pain go away? That was my…
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By Cherith Fluker 6 Tips for Navigating the Empty Nest
After 20 years of having a family of four under one roof, it was quite the adjustment when the kids…
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The Best Neighbors Are Family
It's not unusual for many of us mothers and grandmothers to have memory boxes. We each may call them something…
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By Kim Hanson The Ravages of Schizophrenia: A Mother’s Perspective
Our bright, beautiful, beloved son was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his late 20s. Although the manifestation of his illness surfaced…
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By Susan Connelly Mom, Yours Will Always Be the Voice inside My Head
Yours is the voice in my head. For so many years now, I have been watching, listening, gleaning, and learning.…
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By Miranda Weiler-Eley What’s a Mother to Do When Her Kids Are Grown?
“It’s as though I’m facing a forced retirement,” I whispered with a tear-choked voice to my husband while attempting to…
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By Savannah Lyon Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already
I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…
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By Her View From Home The Baby I Held is Battling Addiction and I’ll Never Stop Loving Her
A simple text came today: She was arrested in court. Five words that have the power to change a life…
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Let the Grandparents Overdo It
A while ago, a heavy barstool fell on my daughter's toes. We were up late icing and elevating. I texted…
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Dear Mom, Until We Meet Again
Mom, I pray to the stars that someday, somewhere we pick up where we left off. Before the Alzheimer’s diagnosis.…
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