By Wendy C Nonna Stella’s La Famiglia
The first time I met Nonna was when my husband and I were dressed up in our finest for an…
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I Wanted God to Save Me from Depression; He Chose to Walk Me through It
For years the depression that enveloped me in darkness kept me cold and hurting. The anxiety made my body feel…
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If I Am Your Nurse
If I’m your nurse, I will do my best to stand in the gap for you. While my hands are…
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Grandma’s Memory Books Are Keepsakes of Love
Just three weeks before her due date, she drove alone to a routine doctor's appointment. As she shuffled through the…
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By Kristin Cilente My Stepmom Loved Us Well
When I would host parties in high school, Jeanine (my stepmom for the last 20 years) would leave a note…
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By Her View From Home The Truth Is Sometimes Moms Don’t Have Friends
As painful as it is to admit, I have no friends. Let me clarify. I have acquaintances with whom I…
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“My Husband’s Sweet Tooth Cake” Is a Winner Every Time
If you know a husband who has a very manual labor job, you would agree that the fastest way to…
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By Kimberly Phyfe His Heart Belongs to Gaga
She didn’t start out as a Gaga. She started out as Grandma. A name my son couldn’t say for two…
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By Carolyn Moore Dear Netflix, Please Be Gentle with This ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Reboot
Dear Netflix, Honestly, when I learned you'd announced a reboot of Little House on the Prairie, I gasped . .…
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper Grandmothers Are Givers of Good
Grandmothers are truly the most magnanimous beings in existence. They’ve completely exceeded any "glass ceiling of motherhood" in each and…
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By Lauren Barrett We’re Waiting To Adopt, and Sometimes I Fear We’ll be Waiting Forever
July 2021: I wasn’t pregnant. I stood in the apartment in New York City about to crumble in the tiny,…
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If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room
Recently, a good friend and I were chatting about the upcoming weekend. Her daughter, a first-grader, went to a birthday…
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