By Stephanie Kramm The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind
"I feel so sad for them," my 5-year-old said contemplatively. "All those caterpillars won't have a mom and dad anymore."…
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I Stopped Trying To Make You Different
My dear Avery, One year ago you were diagnosed. One year ago, I heard the doctor quietly say, “I think,…
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Our Yard Is the Messy One Because All Are Welcome Here
Dear neighbors, I know our house is the messy one on the block. The truth is our yard will never…
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By Tynea Lewis You Really Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Season of Motherhood
“Enjoy this while it lasts. It goes by in the blink of an eye.” “Oh, I miss when my kids…
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When It Comes to Raising Young Adults, I’m Learning to Let Go and Trust God
My oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and he is preparing to leave for four months to go…
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I Always Pack the Snack, and Other Ways Parenting is Never 50/50
I hate it. The idea of unequal roles irritates me to no end. Two years ago, I would never have…
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By Alicia Betz What You’re Doing Is Hard
I love my kids, and I love watching them play. I do not, however, love taking them to the playground.…
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By Lindsey Cox What They Really Need to Hear after a Life-Changing Diagnosis
When I was 20-weeks pregnant, my routine blood work came back with an abnormal marker. A second blood test and…
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By Laura Black Our Kids Really Are More Alike Than Different
Dear mom friends of typically developing children, Our children are the same. Yours might be pretending to play with dolls…
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By Jessica Swanda Work from Home Life is Harder than I Thought
Before becoming a mom, I didn’t like the idea of leaving my children all day to go to work. But…
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By Kirstyn Wegner Dear Grandma, Thank You for the Gift of My Mom
Dear Grandma, I know I’m lucky to still have you in my life—you were a young mom and so was…
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By Moriah Couch A Mother is Everything To Everyone in Her Home
What is a mother? A mother is unconditional love. Safety and security. A mother is a fighter. An advocate. Someone who would…
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