By Kris Ann Valdez It’s a Facebook Marketplace Christmas
It’s December, nearing Christmas. Early in the morning before the kids wake, I throw open the lid of the recycle…
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Motherhood
I Learned Firsthand Why You Should Never Let Toddlers Push Their Siblings In Strollers
Recently, I came across a reel on one of my social media platforms: a short clip showing a young toddler…
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By Amy Keyes Somehow I’m the Mom of a Senior
This is what it feels like to be the mom of a senior: Collecting every single moment and trying to…
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By Jenna Stehler We Say Goodbye Over and Over as Our Babies Grow
Last year, my son stopped believing in Santa Claus. He’d been asking a lot of questions, and I knew it…
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By Jilliana Dickerson Christmas Was the Way My Mother Made it Magical
Being an overly enthusiastic child, I relished the holiday season. I grew up in sunny California, so our winters were…
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Balancing Life and Loss
“Dance! Dance!” I sat on the kitchen floor in front of a dishwasher full of clean dishes. We had just…
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By Jenny Albers A Mom Makes Christmas Special in All the Ways You Can’t See
For a mom, the Christmas season can be a lot of work. She plans. She shops. She cooks. She bakes.…
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By Vicki Bahr Family Makes the Holidays Special
We were barely home from a rainy week at the beach in early September when I felt the insistent pull…
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By Kayla Runkel We Decorated This Room for a Different Baby
Soft October light floods the room as I softly glide in the rocking chair, nursing my baby boy to sleep.…
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God Will See You Through These Teenage Years
To my son, Today you came home upset. You didn’t want to talk about it, so I gave you a…
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There’s Magic In This Mess
One of my favorite quotes says, “The opposite of a hot mess is cold, predictable, and tidy. That’s not where…
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Life with Boys Is Wild and Sweet
There is not one day that wrestling doesn't take place—even during family pictures. Or ever one full day of a…
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