I Love Every “Difficult” Thing About You, My Child
To my dearest, most difficult daughter, You argue with me. A lot. You never want to brush your hair. Your…
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Dear Loss Mom, I See Your Heartbreak
Dear Broken-Hearted Mama, I see you. I see the pain that so easily engulfs and the thousands of tears that…
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Sacrificial Friendship is a Gift From God
I can’t believe she did that. I’m 48 minutes from leaving for a gigantic work meeting when the babysitter calls…
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By Renet Coleman Dear Toddler, Today I Feel Like I Failed
I've heard that one should not cry in front of your toddler, but today I couldn't hold it together. The…
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Becoming a Mother Changed Who I Was At Work
A memory popped up from my first business trip when my first son was three months old. I added a…
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By Esther Goetz I’m Not Enough For My Teen Daughter, So I’m Grateful For Her Friends
I could see she was holding back tears as she walked down the steps of the school bus and into…
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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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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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