I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting
One night, my husband was out at a meeting. I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, swept the floor,…
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By Ellie Hunja To the Mom Worrying She’s Not Creating Enough Christmas Magic
I walked past these “tabletop trees” for sale the other day, and my heart was flooded with memories. Visions of…
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By HVFH Contributor We Don’t Buy Christmas Presents For Our Kids Anymore—And I’m Not Sorry
"We aren't getting the kids gifts this year." I'm on the phone with my mother-in-law, and she is silent. Now…
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By Gretchen Hoffman Dear Allergy Mom, I See You
I see you, mama. I see the way you check labels in the grocery store, reading and rereading every ingredient…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer God Gave Me a Child Who Tests Me
On a recent Sunday, my husband, son, and I headed to a friend’s house under the guise of watching football.…
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By A Cogent Christmas After Divorce Feels Different
Every Christmas I tend to reflect on past Christmases, especially with the new year approaching. I fondly recall memories and…
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By Jenni Brennan I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot
I’ve been in some scary places in my lifetime. But hands down one of the scariest places I’ve ever been…
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Take it From a Loss Mom: You Don’t Want Your Baby To Stay Little Forever
I see it every day. My social media is littered with beautiful photos of children doing all sorts of things…
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By Laurie Davis God’s Timing is Perfect Even When it Feels Wrong
My heart sank deeper and deeper as the minutes ticked by waiting for the doctor. Minutes earlier, delight exuded as…
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I Asked God To Stop Sending Me Babies I’d Never Hold
With each positive pregnancy test, it was a restrained joy, for I knew we shouldn’t fully celebrate. As experience often…
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She’s Really Gone
Trigger warning: Infant loss “We have to do this for Gabby," my husband paused on the sidewalk to squeeze my…
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By Her View From Home I Fight the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health For My Son
Everybody has been talking about mental health lately, and that’s awesome—it’s so important—but we need to talk about the stigma…
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