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The Elf on the Shelf Shows Us Real Magic Will Always Exist

Kids, Motherhood
December 8, 2021
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By Mehr Piracha Lee

The Elf on the Shelf Shows Us Real Magic Will Always Exist

An Open Letter from an Elf on the Shelf: Listen, I know some of you don’t really like me much.…

Bad Days Don’t Have To Get the Best of Us

Child, Kids, Motherhood
December 8, 2021
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By Twyla Franz

Bad Days Don’t Have To Get the Best of Us

I tried again to peel her fingers off the headrest in the car, but it wasn’t working. I shouldn’t have…

I Swore I’d Never Forget Your Little Hand Holding Mine, But I Have and That’s OK

Child, Kids, Motherhood, Tween
December 8, 2021
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By Julie Jensen

I Swore I’d Never Forget Your Little Hand Holding Mine, But I Have and That’s OK

Your first baby is just a whole new world. Their little fingers and toes are everything. You finally understand time…

Kids, Motherhood
December 7, 2021
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By Kathryn Liber

Sometimes it Helps To Feel Sad Together

I felt his body stiffen and his jaw set as he snuggled in closer beside me. His 9-year-old self was…

Kids, Motherhood
December 7, 2021
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By Savannah Lyon

Adoption is a Picture of Love

African praise melodies were the thing that officially birthed adoption in my soul. Enchanted by the joyful rhythms crooned by…

Take Pictures of Your Kids—But Take Video Too

Motherhood
December 6, 2021
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By Alyse Bressner

Take Pictures of Your Kids—But Take Video Too

It was one of those days. You know, the days when exhaustion sets in hours before the kids' bedtimes, and…

Living, Motherhood
December 6, 2021
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By Sheri Courteau

In Defense of Fake Christmas Trees

Whether you are a real is the only way to go kind of holiday soul or you have decided that…

To the Man Who Loves a Mom With Postpartum Depression

Marriage, Motherhood
December 6, 2021
5K Views
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By Brianna Forsman

To the Man Who Loves a Mom With Postpartum Depression

I know you don't get enough credit. This time of life is crazy hard for you too. People are gushing…

Motherhood
December 5, 2021
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By Her View From Home

Motherhood is Hard, But You Are Enough

Before I became a mom, I had this whole idea in my head about what motherhood would be like. But…

I’m Leaning Into This Grief, But I Need You To Catch Me God

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
December 5, 2021
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By Micayla Lyons

I’m Leaning Into This Grief, But I Need You To Catch Me God

God, I’m leaning in. I’m leaning into this grief. I’m leaning in to this valley. I’m going to need You…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
December 5, 2021
3.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Amberly Kristen Clowe

I Love Hearing You Pray

As a parent, there are so many special moments. So many. I am overwhelmed in the best of ways when…

We Have a Lot of Kids and Wouldn’t Change a Thing

Kids, Motherhood
December 5, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Sarah Trombley

We Have a Lot of Kids and Wouldn’t Change a Thing

I’m a mother of four, which is somewhat of a big deal in North America’s standard two-kid culture. The best…

Motherhood

The Elf on the Shelf Shows Us Real Magic Will Always Exist

Bad Days Don’t Have To Get the Best of Us

I Swore I’d Never Forget Your Little Hand Holding Mine, But I Have and That’s OK

Sometimes it Helps To Feel Sad Together

Adoption is a Picture of Love

Take Pictures of Your Kids—But Take Video Too

In Defense of Fake Christmas Trees

To the Man Who Loves a Mom With Postpartum Depression

Motherhood is Hard, But You Are Enough

I’m Leaning Into This Grief, But I Need You To Catch Me God

I Love Hearing You Pray

We Have a Lot of Kids and Wouldn’t Change a Thing

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So God Made a Mother