By Kathleen Duthu Dear Daughter, Buy the Teal Sofa
I’d never heard of apartment sofas until last month, probably because I had hand-me-down living room furniture when I was…
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By Kirstyn Wegner Stitching Our Scars into Something Beautiful
I’d always admired the beautiful, blank canvas of my future. I’d always dreamed of the ways I would fill it…
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Today Was the Kind of Day I Hope They Won’t Remember
It was one of those days in motherhood. The long, bumpy kind—where nothing seems to go right and everyone butts…
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My Mother’s Hands Still Hold My Heart
“My hands are getting so old,” my mother said. “They’re ugly.” We were sitting together having a glass of wine,…
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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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