Birth Can Be as Close to Death as It Is to Life
I sat there in my wheelchair, staring at the tiniest baby I had ever seen covered in what looked like…
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They Say Teens Will Come Back To You, But This Part Feels Hard
People tell me, "She'll come back to you." I hold onto those words like a lifeline, repeating them in my…
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By Caitlin Van Hefty There’s Special Magic In Hand-Me-Downs
When my husband and I became parents, we quickly learned that people weren’t lying when they said, “Just to warn…
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By Liz Koch The Phone Call
The phone rings and my stomach sinks when I see the caller ID. I already know what they’re going to…
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By Crystal Fulmer She Was Beautiful Then and She’s Beautiful Now
A memory popped up on my phone the other day. There she was in the photo. Five, maybe six. It…
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By Maggie O'Donnell New Beginnings Are Scary but Worth It
When my husband brought up the idea of moving back to my hometown nearly eight years ago, I didn’t want…
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By Peyton Garland Leave the Fingerprints
Just leave them. That’s what my brain suggested, which is quite the intrusive thought for a mama who needs an…
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By Meshea Ingram Faith Gives Us the Strength To Carry Grief
Faith and sight often feel like two opposing realities. Sight allows us to see what is tangible, what is here…
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I’m Starting to Appreciate the Mom I’m Becoming
I never thought I’d see myself as being a professional mom, and I’m not the mom I thought I would…
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She Is Frozen In Time Inside Our Broken Hearts
The first piece of writing I ever had published was a lengthy poem about my 2-year-old daughter. I was inspired…
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The Full Circle of Love
You don’t know what you don’t know. And I didn’t know what I put her through. My mom waited 11…
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By Beth Blamick Teach Kids People Are More Important than Things
A loud crash echoed from the other room, interrupting my kitchen duties that morning. Seconds before, I’d been enjoying the raucous…
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