By Heather Shotkoski Married…with Children
Today, my husband and I are celebrating our ninth wedding anniversary. Nine years -- it's kind of crazy to think…
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By Lexi Behrndt The Game Changer
I was never really been good with kids before I had my own. I was the babysitter who ignored all…
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By Chaaron The Mom I Want To Be
I spent the afternoon hovering. Correcting. Redirecting. Bargaining. Sweating. You know, all of the things you should be doing at…
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By Jessica McCaslin Hurdling Life’s Obstacles
When working with clients, I often run into the-world-is-against-me attitudes. Some of those attitudes seem justified. Everything they try backfires…
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By Sara Borgstede One Momentous Lesson for Whatever Battle You Are Fighting Today
I'm fighting a battle today to save my child's life. Eleven years ago my son came into our family.…
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By Sue Harrison Graduates!
Each of the graduates wore a cap and gown. Each received a diploma. Each smiled at the applause of parents,…
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By Megan Launchbaugh My Children Changed the Way I Pray
Before kids, I don't even remember praying. I know I did. I remember as a kid praying when things got…
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By Josi Seibert Our Son Grew Up in the Back of our 2001 Honda Accord
We’d never loaded our car to the max like that before. Well, at least not with those types of items. …
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By Maralee Bradley (Foster) Father’s Day
Dear Foster Dads, I can't tell you how many women I talk to who tell me some variation of "I…
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By Joanna Pruitt Schedule a Date with Your Kids (5 Tips!)
For twelve years, I was a single mother. I was crazy busy working part-time and attending college full-time and I…
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By Jenn Meyer This One’s Gonna Hurt
Last Tuesday we got the phone call that makes most foster families spin into crazy anticipation mode: "We have a…
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By Lauren Kauffman Because Husbands Become Fathers
Father's Day is just around the corner, and I've been thinking about how I want to recognize the special dad's…
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