By Leslee Madsen Grandma’s House Is My Happy Place
The pain was excruciating. I was in labor with my daughter, and she was coming fast. The nurse was trying…
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Motherhood
By Krystal Sieben Give Me All the Rainy Days
Today was rainy. Like, all day rainy. The last three months have been a whirlwind of lacrosse camps, work, horse…
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Try Your Best and Let Jesus Do the Rest
Mothers try. Every day we try to be the best mothers we can be. The best we know how. But we often…
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By Sara Springer The Baby Days Are Gone for Now
It turns out that baby fever is not limited to spring chickens with spry ovaries. The desire to inhale a…
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I Carried You for Just a Moment but My Love Goes on Forever
Eighteen years ago I carried you for a moment. Made with love, we wondered what you would be when we…
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We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough
My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
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Pray the Honest Prayers
The other night, one of my daughters shared with me that she was feeling "stressed" about school. We chatted about…
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I Never Liked Holding Babies Until I Held My Own
I never liked holding babies until I held my own. Babies scared me. Or scratch that—motherhood scared me. When I…
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My Kids Have a Pray Out Loud Grandma
My kids have a pray-out-loud grandma. Not just an “I’ll be praying for you” grandma. Like out loud, let’s pray…
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A Grandma Gets Better with Time
I’ve watched my own mom become a grandma on three different instances now. First, nearly 10 years ago, she became…
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To the Mom with a Baby Who Doesn’t Sleep
To the mom whose baby doesn’t sleep, This is a hard season. Is there anything more maddening than having a…
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By Jenny Albers There’s Something Special About Cross Country Kids
After each practice, each meet, as they shuffle to the car with beet-red faces and Jello-like legs, it’s easy to…
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