By Jocelyn Hurt The End of Maternity Leave Makes a Mother’s Heart Ache
As my last week of maternity leave begins, my heart feels heavier and heavier in my chest. I can’t fall…
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By Genevieve Kane How Mama Got Her Joy Back
I am an unplanned stay-at-home mom that resulted from daycare struggles and surprise twins during the pandemic. As a Type…
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Some Days You Need the Paper Plates
Look, I try to be eco-conscious, green, limit my single-use plastics, reuse, reduce, recycle. I made my college roommates collect…
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By Lizzy Christian She Just Needed to be Held
“She just needed to be held,” I texted my husband after a two-hour battle to get my 3-year-old to bed.…
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By Amy Allender In Defense of the Stubborn Child
“Lamp. Lamp. Laaaaamp,” my 2-year-old son screamed while stomping his feet. Tears were running down his face and snot was…
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A Mom Won’t Ask, but Please Take Her Picture
On the 4th of July this year, we hosted a few close friends for a bonfire on the driveway. The…
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By Natalie Rodriguez Church Should Be a Sanctuary for Neurodivergent Kids
We still have a lot of work to do when it comes to the acceptance of loud, energetic, and spirited…
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By Crystal Fulmer Do You Ever Feel Like a Fraud?
Hey, Momma. Do you ever feel like a fraud? Maybe it’s just me. Here I am . . . trying…
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Dear Stepdaughter, You Aren’t “Mine” but I Love You as My Own
First off, I love you. I wasn't there the day you were born or when you got your first tooth.…
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By Wendy C Helping Your Child Through Separation Anxiety Is Heartbreaking
I could sense it unfolding even though I had personally never experienced it before. The extra long hug. The tightness…
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By Meg Sexton Hyper-what? The Toll of Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Hyper-what? It sounded like some fancy medical diagnosis that would never touch my life, but . . .…
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Please Don’t Let My Baby Die
I wasn't made for this. I am not strong enough. Lord, where are you taking me? Why does this joyful…
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