By Alicia Searl I Won’t Miss the Eye Rolls, But I Will Miss You
“You’re gonna miss this one day,” she said. “It all goes by so fast. It’s just a season, and in…
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By Ellie Hunja I Was Waiting to Connect with My Autistic Son and I Almost Missed the Love that Was Already There
When we’re exhausted and completely emptied by the demands of motherhood, the connection we feel with our little ones is…
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Dear Daughter: I’m Not Ready to Let Go of These Little Moments with You
Just before dawn I wake, and my first thought is, She’s not here. Then I hear the familiar creak of…
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By Amanda Crumrine He’s Outgrowing My Lap But He’ll Never Outgrow My Heart
He’s five now—my baby, the third of my three children. I feel like I’ve taken the time to enjoy each…
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We Have to Let Our Kids Make Hard Choices
The registration deadline for the fifth-grade science camp was looming. Many parents view the school science camp as a rite…
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By Brandie Kendrick Every Girl Needs a Dog
Every girl needs a dog. It’s science, well, truthfully I don’t know it if is science, but it should be.…
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Dear Child: Don’t Let a Bully Steal Your Light or Your Life
Dear child who is being bullied, Don’t give up. At a slowed-down pace, please read that first sentence, again—absorb my…
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By Lisa Mullen My Challenging Child Taught Me How to Shepherd Hearts Not Behavior
My first child was relatively easy to parent. Oh, sure, he threw the typical toddler tantrums, and years three and…
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I Love You Too Much to Always Say Yes
It would be easier to never say no to you. I could always be the yes mom. I could always…
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By Sarah Trombley We Are the Mothers Who Fight For Our Kids
We are the mothers who fight. The mothers who carry the load of our kids' health. We sense that something…
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By Rachael Ramas I Hope This Brother-Sister Bond Lasts a Lifetime
To my children . . . There is something so special about a brother-sister bond. It is one of the…
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I’m Living the Life I Dreamed of, So Why is it So Hard?
I dreamt of little babies sleeping on my chest, toddlers running around, T-ball games, and dance recitals. I dreamt of…
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