When She Calls Me Mama
“I’m going to tell my mama!” I’m still amazed how this sentence, shouted in frustration at her brothers, can still…
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Motherhood
By Maribeth Darwin Our Boys Made Us Friends, Now Our Bond Stretches To Heaven
I miss her in a visceral way. I want to brush her hair back from in front of her eyes,…
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We Look Nothing Alike, But Love is More Than Skin Deep
“Are these your parents?” A U.S. Border Control Agent peers into the backseat, where I, age four, am sitting. My…
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By Jennifer Vail I Decided To Be Happy—And it Didn’t Work
I woke up one day and decided to be happy. I’d been struggling with anxiety and depression for a long…
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They Need Me Less and I Love Them More
In less than two weeks, my oldest son will be a fifth-grader and my youngest son will excitedly enter the…
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By Erica Lively Thank You For Being a Husband Who Helps Me Take Breaks
Thank you for being a husband who recognizes when I need a break and forces me to take one. It was…
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God Doesn’t Ask Me To Be a Helicopter Mom
As I was wheeled out of the hospital with our first newborn baby, I felt overwhelmed by the responsibility. This…
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By Kristin Wynalda Sometimes You Need To Hear it Out Loud: You’re a Great Mom
Almost exactly one year ago, I was yelled at in front of my kids by a stranger in a pickup…
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By Kelley Friedland I’m Thankful For My Every Day Friend
She’s my every day friend. We tell each other enough to know exactly what the other is doing each day.…
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By Shannon Whitmore I Love Making Our House a Home
I am a homemaker. When I fill out paperwork for the dentist, the pediatrician, or our kids’ school program, that’s…
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By Alyssa Devall I Don’t Know if My Heart Can Handle Another Loss
"I can't do this," I say to myself as I walk up to the grocery store and pass a lovely…
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Once You Start Kindergarten, You’ll Be a Little Less Mine
I remember the very first time I laid eyes on you. The road ahead felt so daunting as I lay…
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