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Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything

Kids, Motherhood
January 25, 2022
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By Jenny Vanderberg Shannon

Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything

“Mama, come! I want to read you something,” my oldest daughter called from her spot on the couch beneath the…

I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom But Not Because I Planned It

Kids, Motherhood
January 25, 2022
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By Moriah Couch

I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom But Not Because I Planned It

I didn't plan on being a stay-at-home mom. I had goals. Dreams. Ambitions. I went to college and got my…

It Seems Like My Kids Have Been Sick All Winter and I’m Exhausted

Kids, Living, Motherhood
January 24, 2022
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By Casey Huff

It Seems Like My Kids Have Been Sick All Winter and I’m Exhausted

This morning I walked into my 6-year-old son’s room to find him sitting on the edge of the bed, tears…

I Promise To Remember When it Was Just Us

Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
January 24, 2022
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By Christine Judy

I Promise To Remember When it Was Just Us

Dear firstborn, I promise to remember you are still my baby. When your baby brother is born and you suddenly…

Praying Through the Seasons of Motherhood

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
January 23, 2022
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By Courtney Mount

Praying Through the Seasons of Motherhood

Early on in the season of pregnancy, long before you know the secret your body hides, you are already growing…

Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best

Kids, Motherhood
January 22, 2022
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By Laura Costea

Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best

“Mom, it says here in the parenting magazine that by five months, babies should be responding when you call their…

Kids, Motherhood
January 21, 2022
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By Sharon Klump

One Day This Will All Be Memories

One day, when I walk past the guest room, I won't see books strewn across the floor, writing utensils scattered…

Kids, Motherhood
January 19, 2022
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By Angela Williams Glenn

I Hope They Remember the Good

Now—here in this chaotic madness of puberty, forming their own friendships, long days of ball practice after ball practice, long…

Kids, Motherhood
January 18, 2022
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By Rachel Zeko

These Days Are Hard, Mama

These days are hard, mama. The sleepless ones. The nights you are awake every hour feeding your hungry newborn. The…

Kids, Motherhood
January 11, 2022
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By Emily J. Merrick

A Mom is a Mother Forever

Someday, when college classes have you struggling to come up for air, I will be there to do whatever I…

My Son’s Autism Diagnosis Gave Me the Tools I Needed as His Mom

Kids, Motherhood
January 9, 2022
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By Danielle Rivenbark

My Son’s Autism Diagnosis Gave Me the Tools I Needed as His Mom

I had four kids in five years. I basically spent the first seven years of my marriage either pregnant or…

I May Be That Mom, But I’m Doing the Best I Can

Kids, Motherhood
January 8, 2022
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By Wendy C

I May Be That Mom, But I’m Doing the Best I Can

I didn’t realize I was that mom. That mom who raises her voice a little more often than she cares…

Kids

Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything

I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom But Not Because I Planned It

It Seems Like My Kids Have Been Sick All Winter and I’m Exhausted

I Promise To Remember When it Was Just Us

Praying Through the Seasons of Motherhood

Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best

One Day This Will All Be Memories

I Hope They Remember the Good

These Days Are Hard, Mama

A Mom is a Mother Forever

My Son’s Autism Diagnosis Gave Me the Tools I Needed as His Mom

I May Be That Mom, But I’m Doing the Best I Can

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