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It’s My Job to Know What’s Best For My Child

Kids, Motherhood
January 6, 2022
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By Nickey J Dunn

It’s My Job to Know What’s Best For My Child

I could see the words coming from my doctor’s mouth, but I didn’t actually hear them. He was excitedly congratulating…

Baby, Motherhood
January 6, 2022
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By Elizabeth Haselhorst

Those Blue Paper Pants

Blue paper pants. You know, the huge ones with the weird, recycled-looking waffle texture, they swish really loudly when you…

Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
January 5, 2022
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By Kimberly Keys

Moms Just Know What To Do

My son's 3-year well-child visit was with a new doctor at a new office due to our previous pediatrician being…

I Feel the Weight of Motherhood, But I See its Beauty Too

Faith, Motherhood
January 5, 2022
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By Kim Patton

I Feel the Weight of Motherhood, But I See its Beauty Too

When I see the clock reach 7 p.m. on my living room wall, a burst of energy shoots through me…

School Doesn’t Come Easily For All Kids—But They Can Still Do Big Things

Kids, Motherhood
January 4, 2022
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By Tynea Lewis

School Doesn’t Come Easily For All Kids—But They Can Still Do Big Things

“Mama, I wish I was in eighth grade,” my sweet first-grader said to me as she sat at the kitchen…

Becoming a Mother Broke Me in the Very Best Way

Baby, Motherhood
January 4, 2022
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By Jordan Morgan

Becoming a Mother Broke Me in the Very Best Way

I thought I knew about the world. I thought I knew myself. I thought I knew my marriage. I had…

The Dysfunction of My Past is Not My Future

Living, Motherhood
January 4, 2022
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By Her View From Home

The Dysfunction of My Past is Not My Future

I had my first baby at 17. I heard the whispers. I was “just like my mother.” I married young—again,…

As My Last Baby’s Childhood Fades, So Does a Piece of Me

Child, Motherhood
January 3, 2022
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By Emily J. Merrick

As My Last Baby’s Childhood Fades, So Does a Piece of Me

It started when I packed away the last of his bottles to sell online. It was the moment I realized…

Faith, Motherhood
January 3, 2022
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By Taylor Pierce

Mama, You Look Like Jesus

Mama, you look like Jesus when . . . You’re wiping down the high chair for the third time today.…

Some Say I Lost My Baby, But I Know Exactly Where You Are

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
January 3, 2022
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer

Some Say I Lost My Baby, But I Know Exactly Where You Are

To my Poppy, Even though we never met I can clearly picture you. I can see my dimples in your…

When a Child is Born, So is a Grandmother

Grown Children, Motherhood
January 2, 2022
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By Vicki Bahr

When a Child is Born, So is a Grandmother

My parents bought me a beautiful Mediterranean-style, hope chest for Christmas that year, and I began saving juice glasses from…

Angry Words Don’t Erase God’s Truth: He’s Here To Stay

Faith, Motherhood
January 2, 2022
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By Twyla Franz

Angry Words Don’t Erase God’s Truth: He’s Here To Stay

You know the scenario. The one where she hurls accusations and insults you know aren’t true, but they still sting…

Motherhood

It’s My Job to Know What’s Best For My Child

Those Blue Paper Pants

Moms Just Know What To Do

I Feel the Weight of Motherhood, But I See its Beauty Too

School Doesn’t Come Easily For All Kids—But They Can Still Do Big Things

Becoming a Mother Broke Me in the Very Best Way

The Dysfunction of My Past is Not My Future

As My Last Baby’s Childhood Fades, So Does a Piece of Me

Mama, You Look Like Jesus

Some Say I Lost My Baby, But I Know Exactly Where You Are

When a Child is Born, So is a Grandmother

Angry Words Don’t Erase God’s Truth: He’s Here To Stay

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