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I’m So Grateful For the Paci in My Pocket

Journal, Motherhood
May 4, 2018
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By Abbie Dunlap

I’m So Grateful For the Paci in My Pocket

Packing for a weekend out of town and to colder weather, I washed my go-to cotton jacket, dried it…

Why Moms Are Exhausted the Entire Month of May

Journal, Motherhood
May 3, 2018
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6 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

Why Moms Are Exhausted the Entire Month of May

I had to go to the bank yesterday. Like, walk into the bank and talk to a teller. “Um, I…

I’m His Widow, But I’m So Much More Than That

Death of a Spouse, Grief, Relationships
May 3, 2018
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5 Minute Read

By Nicole Hastings

I’m His Widow, But I’m So Much More Than That

Apparently, it’s National Widow’s Day. May 3. There’s a day for everything now, to sandwich widows between National Eat a Doughnut Day…

Why I’m Encouraging My Daughter to Attend Beauty School

Journal, Kids
May 2, 2018
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4 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

Why I’m Encouraging My Daughter to Attend Beauty School

My daughter was two when she started picking out her own outfits, each day looking through her drawers with her…

Relationships
May 2, 2018
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3 Minute Read

By Leslie Means

Marriage Is Easy With You

“You don’t ever have anything bad to say about your husband, do you?” she asked me. I froze. Because I…

Journal
May 2, 2018
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3 Minute Read

By Shelley Skuster

Read This Only If I Die

I fold each letter and tuck them into four separate envelopes—one for each kid. Then I lick them shut. Still…

This 10-Year-Old Needs a Miracle: Pray For Rye Guy

Journal
May 1, 2018
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3 Minute Read

By Casey Huff

This 10-Year-Old Needs a Miracle: Pray For Rye Guy

This is what keeping the faith looks like. Thousands of prayer warriors surrounding one incredible family, who is huddled around…

Journal, Kids
May 1, 2018
4K Views
7 Minute Read

By Victoria O'Dell

I Am a Special Needs Mom

Special needs mom. Special. Needs. Mom. Three little words, tiny words, but they feel like cement in my mouth.…

Kids Are Gross: Mom Finds More Than She Bargained For in the Laundry

Humor, Kids
April 30, 2018
4K Views
3 Minute Read

By Terryn Drieling

Kids Are Gross: Mom Finds More Than She Bargained For in the Laundry

There I was, unsuspecting on a Saturday morning, folding the mountain of clean laundry I’d left from last week’s laundry…

5 Habits That Make Us a Mostly (But Not Annoyingly) Happy Family

Kids, Motherhood, Relationships
April 29, 2018
6K Views
7 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Spencer

5 Habits That Make Us a Mostly (But Not Annoyingly) Happy Family

A few months ago, I asked the people who live in my house and call me “Mom” a Very Important…

Journal
April 28, 2018
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6 Minute Read

By Rachel Gnagy

5 Discoveries I’ve Made In My 20s

For the first years of my adult life, I was self-conscious, anxious, and selfish. I lacked confidence in my own decisions…

We Need To Do Better At Talking To Our Kids About Sex

Journal, Kids
April 28, 2018
6K Views
5 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

We Need To Do Better At Talking To Our Kids About Sex

We need to do better, much better, at talking to our kids about sex. This isn't a new concern; it…

Journal

I’m So Grateful For the Paci in My Pocket

Why Moms Are Exhausted the Entire Month of May

I’m His Widow, But I’m So Much More Than That

Why I’m Encouraging My Daughter to Attend Beauty School

Marriage Is Easy With You

Read This Only If I Die

This 10-Year-Old Needs a Miracle: Pray For Rye Guy

I Am a Special Needs Mom

Kids Are Gross: Mom Finds More Than She Bargained For in the Laundry

5 Habits That Make Us a Mostly (But Not Annoyingly) Happy Family

5 Discoveries I’ve Made In My 20s

We Need To Do Better At Talking To Our Kids About Sex

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