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I Don’t Want My Kids To Fear Me Like I Feared My Parents

Motherhood
October 21, 2022
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By Marie Can

I Don’t Want My Kids To Fear Me Like I Feared My Parents

If I had to choose one word that summarized my sentiments toward my own parents growing up, it would be…

To the Siblings in the Stands, You’re the Real MVPs

Kids, Motherhood
October 20, 2022
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By Sarah Williams

To the Siblings in the Stands, You’re the Real MVPs

The most underrated fans in youth sports are the siblings in the stands. The youngest ones schlepped from game to…

Faith, Motherhood
October 20, 2022
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By Kacey Clanahan

Dear Younger Mom Me, Love Them Deeper

If I could tell that mom, I’d tell her football starts next week, not in nine years. If I could…

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 20, 2022
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By Jenni Brennan

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Sometimes I get mad when I rearrange my work schedule so I can make it to my son’s high school…

Time Slips Like Sand Through a Mother’s Fingers

Child, Kids, Motherhood
October 19, 2022
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By Kristin Kolp

Time Slips Like Sand Through a Mother’s Fingers

I take a handful of sand and watch the granules gradually slip between my fingers. My 1-year-old digs in the…

Faith, Motherhood
October 19, 2022
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By Kelley Spencer

Clinging to Hope in the Darkness

“It hurts so bad, Mom. Help me.” I can still hear my son’s desperate cries of agony echoing in my…

Dear 6th Grade, Please Be Kind to My Tween

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
October 18, 2022
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By Lindsey Goldstein

Dear 6th Grade, Please Be Kind to My Tween

Dear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…

5 Ways Senior Year Is Like Being Pregnant Again

Motherhood, Teen
October 17, 2022
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By Colin Morris

5 Ways Senior Year Is Like Being Pregnant Again

When my oldest son started his senior year of high school, I felt like I was back to being pregnant…

Kids, Motherhood
October 17, 2022
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By Holly Lemons

When I Say You’re Everything, I Mean It

When I say that you're everything, I mean it. But they're not just empty words; I want you to know…

Faith, Motherhood
October 16, 2022
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By Megan Kewaza

Motherhood Is Ministry

When I’m tired. When I feel like I’m failing. When my cheeks hurt from laughing. When I’m content. Jesus, even…

Tuck the Moon Inside Your Heart, Sweet Girl

Child, Motherhood
October 16, 2022
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By Elizabeth Bahr

Tuck the Moon Inside Your Heart, Sweet Girl

Earlier this month, the astrophotographer Marcella Giulia Pace published the most amazing photograph that depicted 48 different colors of a…

Kids, Motherhood
October 15, 2022
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By Elisa Preston

You’re Just Like Mommy and Daddy

She has my eyes and his smile, my gentle touch and his playfulness. She talks like me, laughs like him.…

Motherhood

I Don’t Want My Kids To Fear Me Like I Feared My Parents

To the Siblings in the Stands, You’re the Real MVPs

Dear Younger Mom Me, Love Them Deeper

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Time Slips Like Sand Through a Mother’s Fingers

Clinging to Hope in the Darkness

Dear 6th Grade, Please Be Kind to My Tween

5 Ways Senior Year Is Like Being Pregnant Again

When I Say You’re Everything, I Mean It

Motherhood Is Ministry

Tuck the Moon Inside Your Heart, Sweet Girl

You’re Just Like Mommy and Daddy

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So God Made a Mother