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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A Piece of Me Died With My Daughter
When your child dies, like my daughter Colette did, your world gets broken into two—the before and the after. The…
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By Lizzy Christian My Kids Aren’t Perfect—And I Couldn’t Love Them More
It’s so easy to say everything we are not going to do as parents. Insert the variable: the children. “I…
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By Kate Swenson Dear Laura Clery As You Absorb Your Son’s Autism Diagnosis, From a Mom Who’s Been There
My message to Laura Clery . . . Your son has just been diagnosed with autism. Maybe it came as…
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By Melodie Rose Sharp As a New Mom, God Shows Me I’m Not Alone
I sat still, quietly still, as I listened to my baby boy breathe heavily in his sleep. My hair was…
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What Happens When God Says No?
I told my husband we really needed to pray about something that would be vital to our current situation. I…
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By Katelyn Brown Mommy, I Still Need You
The first few nights, and truthfully weeks, of your life are a blur to me. I remember leaving the hospital…
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I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is
I picked up this baby girl dressed in the pink-and-white-checkered romper with a pink bow on top of her bald…
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By Lauren Barrett Dear Black Fathers, I See You
I'll never forget the day my husband and I found out we were having a baby, mostly because my tears…
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By Her View From Home When Pregnancy Doesn’t Come Easily
I was someone who always wanted to be a mom. When it didn't happen easily for me, the 28 months…
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By Kiley Hillner Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone
This is the part that gets me. Come Monday morning, I’ll be rushing to get you and your younger siblings…
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By Kelsey Scism It’s Her Turn For Kindergarten and She’s Ready
I have a kindergartner and she’s ready. She searches through the stack of coloring books looking for the workbook filled…
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