By Stephanie Kramm Dear Child, I’m Not In a Lot of Pictures With You But My Love Always Is
Dear child, When you grow up and stumble upon pictures from your third birthday, you might see yourself eagerly blowing…
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5 Hard Truths About IVF
I am one of those people who was born to be a mother. So, when I was about 10 months…
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Our Teens Let Go First
For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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By Kamrie Smith Can I Keep My Scars in Heaven?
I know that You say we will be given new bodies in Heaven. Ones that aren’t plagued by aches, pains,…
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By Courtney Devich There’s a Good Reason Moms Yell Sometimes
She sometimes has to raise her voice. Before I became a mother, I always thought moms just had loud voices.…
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Our Kids Keep Us Young
When our kids are off to bed and we return to the couch, still watching one of their cartoons, we…
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To the Mother Who’s Lost Her Spark
Dear Mama, You knew becoming a mother was going to be a big change to your life, but you never…
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By Brianna Forsman Tonight I Rocked You Because Tomorrow I’ll Miss This
Tonight I rocked you. It wasn't the plan, and it hadn't been the routine in over a year. But as…
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By Sara Springer The Insider’s Guide To Having a Big Family
Let's cut to the chase: we are a family of seven. That means we have five, count 'em five (head-counts…
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By Allie Casazza This Isn’t Working Anymore: My Journey To Declutter Like a Mother
This isn’t working anymore. How many times had I thought that in the last few months? We had recently moved…
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I Love You So Much Simply Because You Are Mine
My 4-year-old was playing in the bathtub as I sat on the floor next to him working on my laptop…
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It’s Hard Being a Long-Distance Mom
January of 2020, I decided to leave the coldest place on earth—Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I took my then-1-year-old daughter with…
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