By Lisa Leshaw Love is What Lasts
They don't remember the morning we lost our cool because their bowl of Cheerios landed on the floor, the milk…
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By Stacy Seltzer May You Love Each Other Like This Forever
This morning something happened that felt so important I wanted to share it with you. Being that you are so…
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By Valerie Meek “I Need To Make Him a Purple Bunny So He’s Not Alone.”
It was no ordinary Monday, not for our family, and most certainly not for our 4-year-old daughter. In fact, ordinary…
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By Jill Smith He Used To Call Me Mommy, Now Suddenly I’m Mom
“Mom!” It caught me and turned me on my heels. Not Mommy. Not Momma. But Mom. He bellowed out from…
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By Holly Dignen We Should Have Been Celebrating Kindergarten Graduation
If I close my eyes, I can almost picture it . . . my 6-year-old kindergartener up on stage in…
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By Shelley Skuster Mommy, Why Are You Crying?
I’m at the car pick-up line at my daughter’s elementary school. Except now it's the pick-up line where my daughter’s…
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By Kimberly Willingham Hubbard Let Us Raise Water Walkers of Faith
The house is calm and dark. The bathroom light illuminates the hallway while you sleep, sweet child. Quietly, I tiptoe…
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By Rachel Weidner Dear Kids, Always Remember How Close You Are Right Now
Right now, you’re best friends. You beg to come with me when it’s time to wake sissy up from her…
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By Jennifer Carfora 3 Hard-Fought Lessons I’ve Learned as a Special Needs Parent
I have been a mother for seven whole years and a caregiver to our little fireball for three years. Going…
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By Jennifer Bailey Military Kids Are Serving, Too
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Midnight during a sleep cycle interruption. 4 a.m. 6 a.m. No these are not…
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By Audra Powers These Candid Mothering Moments Matter
My almost-4-year-old snapped this photo of me. She swiped my phone off the couch while I was nursing her baby…
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By Jheri Jordan The Firstborn in a Big Family is the Helper We All Need
It's half-past nine, an hour or so after the usual bedtime for kids in our home. The house is dark…
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