Memories of Mom Are Everywhere
Two weeks after my daughter was born, my dad drove from Pennsylvania to our home in Florida to stay with…
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By Emily Roussell Why Does It Feel Like Everyone Else Is Doing It All and I Can’t Keep Up?
I'm doing laundry today and as I sort and fold, I can't stop my thoughts from going to an anonymous…
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By Lizzy Christian Don’t Forget the Heartbroken Mothers
The loss I recently experienced hit differently than others I’ve experienced. I thought that with three kids already in tow,…
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I’m So Lucky to Have Parents Like Mine
I was reminded recently that not everyone has parents like mine. I’ve always known it in theory, but seeing it…
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By Deborah Ackerman Take In the Good and Throw Out the Rest
Within the last year, our house has welcomed a baby and a puppy. As wonderful and magical as that is,…
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A Pig, a Spider, and an Epilogue from Heaven
My late grandmother taught grade school in the early 1960s. She taught for a handful of years and gave it…
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By Hillary Ramos Joy in This Stillness
I woke up suddenly in a sweat while it was still dark. Except for the humming of the oxygen machine,…
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Your Youngest Child Will Always Be Your Baby
The baby of our family is no longer a baby. She turned five this year. She talks a mile a minute,…
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By Kris Ann Valdez Friendship In the Carrot Tree
“VV really wants to garden,” I mentioned to my neighbor Laura one day in passing, “but we just haven’t found…
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My Second, It Only Took a Second To Fall In Love With You
You were the second. The second child who, as a mother, I wondered if I could love as much and…
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By Amy Keyes In These Teen Years, I Wonder If I’m Doing Enough
It’s a strange feeling to look back at all the years as a parent and wonder if I am doing…
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January is Exhausting for Moms
I took a walk up my driveway yesterday. The bitter wind whipped snow against my face, making the single-digit temperatures…
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