Dear Older Teens, Don’t Forget Your Younger Siblings
I know you have your own life to live—full of responsibilities and stresses. You have peer relationships to nurture, homework…
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Why Family Dinner Matters
Some of my earliest memories from childhood involve family meals. Regardless of what was happening in our life, my siblings…
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By Chelsey McCarthy In Case I Don’t Get To Tell You Before I Go, I Love You
To my daughter, I hope I live to see you grow up and find your own way in life, but…
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By Angela Williams Glenn When There Are No More Babies To Rock
I stare at that rocking chair. The arm and the legs are chewed up by one of the four dogs…
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By Anna-Louise Osborne Dear Daughter, Be Kind To Yourself
There are lots of things I know I want to do or be as a mother. One of my biggest…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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