By Shannon Pannell Sweet Child, This World May Not Be Kind—But I’m Always Here For You
My dearest sons, Mommy can’t. I love you with everything I am. But I can’t. I can’t promise you…
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By Alethea Mshar Love Really Does Cover a Multitude of Sins
My husband got ready for a day at work, and just about the time I poured the cup of coffee…
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By Jodie Utter I Know How to Give Grace to Everyone But Myself
I'm struggling to fully heal from some hurt. What's making it worse is that one particular person knows I'm flailing…
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By Christina Herzog My Son Has Autism — But I’m Still Raising Him To Be Independent
I am scrolling through a Facebook post rather intently when I realize that during this few minutes my son with…
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By Tracy Wright My Kids May Be Getting Older, But I’m Keeping My Minivan
I have a love-hate relationship with my minivan. It’s mostly love. Ninety percent love. OK, eighty-five percent. I remember being…
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By Meg Duncan Silencing the Skinny Girl Inside
There was once a skinny girl who lived inside of me. She was full of fat-free hopes and low-cal dreams…
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By Carolyn Moore Are Youth Sports Robbing Our Kids of Their Childhoods?
Few things are more entertaining than watching a pack of kindergarteners play basketball. If you’ve ever been to a Y-league…
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By Katie Weber Loneliness Is Slowly Drowning Me
When I took off to college, I went from living with my family to a dorm roommate. From a dorm…
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By Jillian Benfield One Tradition Every Married Couple with Young Kids Should Have
My husband Andy and I didn’t have much of a social life in our young married years. He was in…
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By Kyle Means I Was a Dad Who Yelled—But Here’s How I Stopped
Does this scenario sound familiar? You hear two of your kids in the other room starting to bicker. It starts…
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By Sarah Whitman I’m a Mom of Young Kids—and I’m Having a Hysterectomy
When I was 21-years-old, a blunt nurse said to me, "You are going to need a hysterectomy. Just get it…
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By Kelly J. Riibe To My Alcoholic Friend
Dear Alcoholic Friend, How did this happen? And why? What was the cause and when did it all go so…
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