By Christine Carter To The Teenager Who Is Thinking About Having Sex
This is to any teen who is thinking about having sex. If that's you, this message is important and I…
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By Brea Schmidt Hey Friend, I Don’t Care if Your House is Messy
There are familiar words that get thrown around in discussions about why a home in which children live can look…
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By Britt LeBoeuf Being A Big Sister Helped Prepare Me To Be A Mom
I’ll never forget the day my little brother was born. I was outside playing with my best friend from up…
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By Carolyn Moore Where the Alt-Right Gets It Wrong
A couple of years ago, a well-known white supremacist moved to North Dakota. He bought an abandoned, run down house…
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By Shelby Spear 9 Ways the Grand Canyon Gave Me More Perspective as a Mom
The feeling in my legs disappeared, dragging along the color in my face as I watched my adult kids and husband…
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By Leslie Means Romance Is More Than Flowers
I nagged my husband for flowers on Mother's Day. I mean, sometimes a girl just wants flowers, right? They were…
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By Jordan Harrell Dear Husband, a Note from Your (Newly) Needy Wife
Dear Husband, As I write this, we are coming up for air from a two or three week rut. Those…
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By Ashley Kleisinger A Note of Solidarity to My Non-Mommy Friends
Hi there, non-mommy friend. My beautiful friend who drives a car without crumbs, wears eyeliner and foundation, and has no…
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By Hannah Carpenter Too Young to Be in Love
How young is too young to be in love? Some may say 20, 16 or 13. How about three years…
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By Her View From Home I’m Thankful I Married a Divorced Man
It’s one of those moments I see vividly in my memory even now. Still-frame shots flipping through in slow motion…
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By JD Hartz Why I Focus On What My Husband Can’t Do
I stood their looking at my husband. I tend to have this natural resting crabby face, so I assume the…
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By Tammy Rempel Blessings in My Dad’s Last Days
What is it like to live with someone in their last days? It is a combination of pain, joy, laughter,…
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