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Motherhood
July 23, 2021
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By Marisa McLeod

This Life is Even Better Than I Dreamed

Can I tell you a secret? I didn’t always want to be a mom. Now, I know what you’re thinking—how…

I Love This Predictably Boring Stage of Life

Kids, Marriage, Motherhood
July 22, 2021
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By Kara Minor

I Love This Predictably Boring Stage of Life

The calls have been frequent in the past year or so. “Guess who’s pregnant!” “The wedding is scheduled for December.”…

Sometimes You Just Have To Love Your Way Through

Motherhood
July 22, 2021
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By Laura Costas

Sometimes You Just Have To Love Your Way Through

Sometimes . . . you just have to love your way through. My son is 16. He is semi-verbal on…

Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?

Baby, Motherhood
July 22, 2021
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By Kiley Hillner

Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?

"Are you ready?” They see my large, round belly and waddling gait at 37-weeks and ask. I think about the…

I’m Spending My 20s Having Babies, and I Have No Regrets

Motherhood
July 21, 2021
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By Kamrie Smith

I’m Spending My 20s Having Babies, and I Have No Regrets

At 20 years old, I entered the sacred covenant of marriage. At 22, we welcomed our first baby. At 24,…

Motherhood
July 20, 2021
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By JJ Heller

You’ll Always Have My Hand To Hold

I smiled this morning as I watched my little 9-year-old Nora stand up on her pedals and speed through the…

I’m An Anxious Mom, But You’ll Probably Never Know

Living, Motherhood
July 20, 2021
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By Karen Habashi

I’m An Anxious Mom, But You’ll Probably Never Know

It’s school drop off and kids are running with excitement, parents are chatting together, a friend comes to me and…

No Two Moms Are Exactly the Same—And That’s a Beautiful Thing

Friendship, Living, Motherhood
July 20, 2021
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By Kim Howard

No Two Moms Are Exactly the Same—And That’s a Beautiful Thing

The moms I know are very different. They are moms who breastfeed and moms who bottle-feed, who pump and use…

Grieving Mom Warns Families About the Dangers of Button Batteries To Children

Grief, Kids, Living, Motherhood
July 19, 2021
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By Trista Hamsmith

Grieving Mom Warns Families About the Dangers of Button Batteries To Children

I finally got to hold her again. One last time. But if it was possible, I would have held…

To Those Who Know the Unpredictable Grief of Miscarriage

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 19, 2021
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By Shanna Tompkins

To Those Who Know the Unpredictable Grief of Miscarriage

Sometimes it just hits you like a freight train. One minute you are sitting on the couch, the kids are…

Motherhood
July 19, 2021
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By Shannon Whitmore

Dear Mom, You Made it Look So Easy

My parents have an old photo of them lounging with us kids in the backyard. It’s one of many from…

I Wonder if She Knows How Amazing She is

Kids, Motherhood
July 17, 2021
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By Melissa Gill

I Wonder if She Knows How Amazing She is

I wonder if she knows. Oftentimes I wonder if Lillyana knows how different her life is. I would have never…

Motherhood

This Life is Even Better Than I Dreamed

I Love This Predictably Boring Stage of Life

Sometimes You Just Have To Love Your Way Through

Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?

I’m Spending My 20s Having Babies, and I Have No Regrets

You’ll Always Have My Hand To Hold

I’m An Anxious Mom, But You’ll Probably Never Know

No Two Moms Are Exactly the Same—And That’s a Beautiful Thing

Grieving Mom Warns Families About the Dangers of Button Batteries To Children

To Those Who Know the Unpredictable Grief of Miscarriage

Dear Mom, You Made it Look So Easy

I Wonder if She Knows How Amazing She is

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