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Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 28, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

My 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…

Even When You Feel Like a Failure, Your Family Still Loves You

Motherhood
May 27, 2022
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By Savannah Hadden

Even When You Feel Like a Failure, Your Family Still Loves You

Today was hard. Put it down. Lay it down and don’t dwell on it. I know, at this moment you…

Kids, Motherhood
May 27, 2022
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By Courtney Hughes

Oh, How I’ll Miss Little You

Oh, my sweet little child, I wish you could stay this little forever. I wish these days would never end.…

Living, Motherhood
May 27, 2022
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By Casey Wipperman

I’m an Emotionally Exhausted Mom

I awake to the sound of my 4-year-old asking for breakfast. For him, every day is exciting. It’s whipped cream…

“God, Please Put a Baby in Mommy’s Belly. Amen.”

Loss, Motherhood
May 26, 2022
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By Raiyah Hurt

“God, Please Put a Baby in Mommy’s Belly. Amen.”

“God, please put a baby in Mommy’s belly. Amen.” She’s added it to her prayers every night for the past…

Even When I Fail, I Hope You Feel My Love

Motherhood
May 26, 2022
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By Lindsay Criswell

Even When I Fail, I Hope You Feel My Love

I am sorry for the days I am not enough—the days I am short on attention or tempered for reasons…

Grief, Motherhood
May 25, 2022
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By Stephanie Bearden Mead

If Only My Mother Were Still Here

My strongest memory of my momma is more of a feeling than a memory. I can see myself standing in…

There’s Just Something about a 4-Year-Old

Child, Kids, Motherhood
May 25, 2022
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By Stephanie Kramm

There’s Just Something about a 4-Year-Old

There's just something about a 4-year-old. The way their bubbly laughs and sweet little faces still have some traces of…

Friendship, Kids, Motherhood
May 25, 2022
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By Dena Wentz

Find the People Who Will Root for You

My son participated in tryouts out for a new travel soccer team at the end of a recreational fall soccer…

I May Not Earn a Paycheck but My Work Is Worthy

Motherhood
May 24, 2022
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By Jaclyn Warren

I May Not Earn a Paycheck but My Work Is Worthy

I remember getting a paycheck once. I chose direct deposit, and I’d review my monthly bank statements with no surprises.…

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 24, 2022
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By Kristie Reitz

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

I can see the yellow blur of the school bus passing in front of my window. Soon my little boy…

No Man in a Girl’s Life Holds More Influence than Her Dad

Kids, Marriage, Motherhood
May 24, 2022
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By Betsy Moore

No Man in a Girl’s Life Holds More Influence than Her Dad

As I sat outside Walmart watching my husband of nearly 16 years walk in with my 9-year-old daughter to buy…

Motherhood

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

Even When You Feel Like a Failure, Your Family Still Loves You

Oh, How I’ll Miss Little You

I’m an Emotionally Exhausted Mom

“God, Please Put a Baby in Mommy’s Belly. Amen.”

Even When I Fail, I Hope You Feel My Love

If Only My Mother Were Still Here

There’s Just Something about a 4-Year-Old

Find the People Who Will Root for You

I May Not Earn a Paycheck but My Work Is Worthy

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

No Man in a Girl’s Life Holds More Influence than Her Dad

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