By Leah Peterson Mama Said There Would Be Days Like This
The sunrise was glorious this morning. I should know. I sat in my recliner, facing east as it rose after…
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By Jorrie Varney Finding My Safe Place
It started with a doll house. My desire to create a place of my own was present, even at the…
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By Amanda Foust Finding Me
I sit at the end of my bed–-a young, elementary school aged girl—wanting acceptance. Every decision centered around the person…
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By Anna Butler “Honey, I’m Home!” Military Edition
It will be a year in October that we moved to Tennessee, and for the past five months I have…
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By Stacy Harrison What Could a Rural White Woman Possibly Say about Racism in America?
I know. I’m a thirty-something white-privileged woman who grew up in the rural Midwest culture of hunting and fishing, drinking,…
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By Joanna Clute My C-Section Made Me Love My Husband More
My husband knew what he was getting into when he married me. I am strong willed, independent, and like to…
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By Angela Fry This Facebook Hater Reminded Me To Show Kindness
I unintentionally started an argument on Facebook recently. I didn't mean for things to get so out of control. I…
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By Trish Eklund Being The Change: How You Can Help During This Difficult Time
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."…
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By Her View From Home What This Police Wife Wants Her Friends to Know
“How are you holding up with all that’s going on in our country lately?” I’ve been asked this question by…
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By Stacey Philpot To The Woman Who Came To My Door And Broke My Heart
I sat on the couch, curled into a tight ball, circling the fringe of my blanket around my fingers, absorbed…
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By Terryn Drieling Here’s an Idea – Let’s Sensationalize the Good News
“I am beginning to really worry about where our country is headed…” Correct me if I am wrong, but I…
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By Amy Bruinsma To The Newlywed: Intimacy Is More Than Sex, Love Is More Than The Movies
We feel the lurch in our stomachs and the skip in the beating of our hearts, the flush in our…
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