The Baby I Prayed for Became the Daughter I Needed
It started with pain, doubt, and prayers just moments before they laid you in my waiting arms. The cumulation of…
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I Prayed for These Moments I’m Living with You
There’s a half-eaten, yellow Dum-Dum sucker stuck in the console of my dashboard, right in front of my gear shift.…
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When You Wonder, “Why Do I Even Try?”
I have thought these words to myself countless times in the past year. With a fresh teenager in seventh grade…
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Always Choose Adventure
Here’s the thing about traveling with little kids. Is it hard? Sometimes. Sometimes it looks like a whole carry-on dedicated…
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Love Beyond Words
My daughter Lexi lost her words and some of her motor functioning when she was two years old. She was…
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By Melissa Farris These Family Recipes Feed My Soul
There’s a recipe in my cookbook so caked with flour and cinnamon that my mother’s handwriting struggles to be seen.…
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There’s No One Who Gets It Like a Mom Friend
I made my first mom friend at six weeks postpartum. I was pushing our son in his brand-new stroller not…
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I Thank God Every Day for These Babies
You know that saying, “All of God's grace in one tiny face"? Growing up, I never understood the meaning behind…
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Daddy, Am I Beautiful?
“Daddy, do I look beautiful?” I heard my daughter ask my husband from the other room. I barely heard what…
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By Emmy Craig Sensitive Sons Are Strong Too
My son has always been timid. When he was a baby, he cried when he lost his pacifier in his…
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By Michelle K Umbehauer Wrestle Like a Girl
I’m a wrestling mom, but I’m a new breed. I’m the kind with my little girl on the mat. Sure,…
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By Kelly Lang I Miss Being Able to Do It All
I miss being wildly capable. It’s a character trait I never realized I would miss because I took it for…
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