I’m a Yes Mom Who’s Learning To Say No
I’m a yes mom. When my son came into the world, we both cried when I said no. Maybe it had something to do with unmet longings from losing my…
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Motherhood
I Would Rather Have a Few Good Friends Than a Bunch of Fake Ones
Having a lot of friends is overrated. I feel like most people like to have thousands of friends on Facebook and lots of friends in real life to…
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Sweet Child, I Don’t Want to Forget the Details of You
This morning, I woke to the tiny fingers of a 3-year-old intertwined in my own. I’m not sure how long we were like that or even when he crept…
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I Will No Longer Feel Guilty For the Things I Don’t Get Done
When I began my maternity leave, I had this perfect picture in my head of how I thought it was going to be. Twelve weeks off work? I was going to…
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God Leaves No Prayer Unanswered
Do you ever wonder why God doesn’t answer your prayers? You know the ones I’m talking about—the ones where you find yourself face-down…
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Failing Mama in Church, But Today Was Different
I have been pulling solo-parenting duty during church for three years now. My husband is in the church choir so my role is to primarily be a mom and…
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She’s Looking to Me to Set the Tone for Life Right Now
She’s watching me. She’s watching the way I react to the news about the pandemic. She’s watching how I interact with people who…
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Times Are Tough—But So Are You
Dear mama, Oh my gosh, can I just say it out loud?!? Something I never thought I would say?! OK, here it is: I am beyond grateful I don’t…
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This is Why People With Depression Don’t Reach Out For Help
Reach out for help. This is such a simple phrase. But putting those words into action feels anything but simple when you are in the throes of…
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Dear New Mom, Some Days You Might Think You Can’t Do This—But You Can
From one mom to a mother, People will paint you pictures about motherhood in rainbows, you will forget that rain comes first. The brightness of that…
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