The Final Out
Tonight I watched him step up to the plate for the last time. Play-offs. Single elimination. Down by one. Last…
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By Abigail Hofland These Holy Small Things
My 8-year-old-daughter has recently taken up sewing, to my simultaneous delight and chagrin. My delight because I too love sewing;…
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By Kristyna Moore The Pressure to Do Everything “Right” Is Crushing Us
I don’t remember when motherhood started to feel like a test I didn’t study for—but somehow, I’m always convinced I’m…
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By Chelsi Cacciatore Letting You Go Is Still So Hard
Nothing really prepares you for the day your child leaves the house. Last September, my husband and I moved our…
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Behind Every Smiling Graduate Is a Mother Letting Go
Every year, millions of American families send their children off to their freshman year of college. Their pictures dot our…
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Life Lessons from My Grown Children
“Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” - Rabindranath Tagore Quietly communing…
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As a Medical Mom, I Measure Growth Differently
In most homes, the marks on the wall are a simple celebration of time passing. They are pencil lines that…
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By Krystal Sieben Hannah Harper Is Every Mom with Babies in Her Arms and a Dream In Her Heart
By now, you’ve probably seen the posts flooding your feed: A young mom. Three little boys. A guitar strap embroidered…
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Watching Your Children Build the Life You Prayed For Is Beautiful
“I love you, Mom.” “Hmmm?” (A little louder) “I love you.” “I love you too…so very much.” I’d been deep…
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I Lost My Daughter on Mother’s Day: 3 Truths I’m Believing Today
Editor's note: This post discusses child loss Child loss changes Mother's Day. My 19-month-old, Julia, died suddenly on Mother’s Day…
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By Joy McLaughlin If You Give a Mom a Bouquet…
If you give a mom a bouquet… She goes to grab a vase to put it in. As she grabs…
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By JD Arbuckle Here In the Liminal Space of Parenting
It’s Friday night at 8:00. The intermittent snoring of an 80-pound lap dog is the only thing slicing through the…
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