By Cindy Shaw May I Always Choose To be Grateful
8:10 a.m. — That’s what time our kids are supposed to be ready to walk out the door in the…
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By Laura Massimini Motherhood Will always be My Anchor, But It’s Not My Ceiling
My kids are growing up. And so am I. The difference? They’re allowed to change without explanation, but when Mom…
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I’m the Reliable Mom
From a really young age, I understood that I wasn’t the fun friend. I was the friend worried about the…
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21 Easy Steps for Taking Your Kids To the Pumpkin Patch
Author's note: I wrote this four years ago, when my son was almost two and my daughter was a newborn.…
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By Courtney Devich Dear Daughter, Mean Girls Don’t Get To Define You
“Well, what did they say?” I asked her. “They said no,” she replied with tears welling up in her little…
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By Dr. Pamela Ramirez I’d Given Up on Getting Pregnant‚ But Hope Had Other Plans
This is the story I wish someone had shared with me when I was losing all hope. I never imagined…
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By Ashley Butler Sometimes a Mom Feels Completely Touched Out
I love my kids. I do. Fiercely. Irrationally. Intensely.But some days I want to disappear into a locked room with…
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Now That You’re In Kindergarten
My days look a little bit different now that you’re in kindergarten all day. The house feels quieter. A little…
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By Larissa Darter The Sacred In-Between of Motherhood
There’s a quiet space no one really talks about in motherhood: the in-between. Yet I spend a lot of time…
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By Jaree Williams Even on a Mother’s Hardest Day, Her Children Are Watching
The sun was warm that morning. I was outside with the dog, rooted in the grass, soaking up a rare…
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I’m Always the Planner and Sometimes It’s Exhausting
There’s a special kind of exhaustion that comes from always being the one who keeps everyone connected. If you’re the…
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I’m Learning To Let Go of What Was To Embrace What Is
I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night a lot lately. Heart pounding. Mind racing. Ever been there?…
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