By Valerie Sawicki-Bellomo Mothers Are the Givers
As we were decorating the tree last Christmas, my son dug to the bottom of a box and pulled out…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
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By Brittany Marie Hyperemesis Gravidarum Means I Survived Something No One Could See
My hands were trembling as I reached for the pregnancy test developing on the bathroom counter. It had been three…
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I’m Learning To Feel Like I Belong In a Room Because I Want Her To Know She Always Does
It took me 39 years to like myself. I mean really, honestly look in the mirror and say, “You go,…
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By Deanna Ryan Soon There Will Be No More Breakfasts To Make
T-minus 44 days until a new beginning- Math has never been my strong suit or my favorite subject, but it…
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By Joanne McHugh I’m Going to Tell You the Things Your Mom Should Have Told You
During my oldest daughter’s freshman year of college, I started being haunted by a recurring dream of an old-fashioned suitcase—one…
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The Half-Dressed Mom and Love in the Details
I am a proper mom. Not fancy, not prim—practical. I am dressed for the time of day, always. That is…
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Mommy, Will You Play With Me?
With four kids at three different schools, our days are full. Between sports practices, music lessons, clubs, rehearsals, games, meets,…
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By Krystal Sieben Could We Take a Page from the ’80s and Stop Overparenting?
I have a confession: Yesterday I let my 11-year-old play with fire. Like literally. We live in the country, there…
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By Maria Warner God Carries Me Through the Deep Waters of Change
"Ahhh!" My underwater scream garbled in my snorkel tube as the manta ray’s cavernous mouth swept a hand’s distance from…
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Faith After a Rare Disease Diagnosis
My pastor frequently speaks of “kid pain” and acknowledges there’s nothing like it. I can testify to that. After nine…
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Good Mothers Bake from Scratch, and Other Lies I’ve Believed
I am standing at the kitchen counter, spooning banana mix into a muffin tin, when my daughter makes a proposal.…
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By Emily Washut My ‘Dusty Son’ is 5
As moms, we categorize everything. Girl mom. Boy mom. Wine mom. Outdoor mom. Farm mom. City mom. Now there’s been…
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