By Ashley Butler The Weight of Always Being “On”
There’s a kind of exhaustion sleep can’t fix. The kind that builds quietly from being needed all the time. It’s…
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By Maria Lockard To All the Non-Festive Moms: I See You
To all the non-festive moms out there: I see you. It’s hard to find you among a sea of holiday…
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By Whitney Akin There’s an Ordinary Beauty to These Middle Years with Kids
“Just wait—before you know it, they’ll be all grown up!” I heard this countless times when my three children were…
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Mom Was the Magic of Christmas
As I've gotten older, I've come to realize my mom was the true magic of Christmas. Throughout my childhood, she…
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By Aimee C. Trafton She May be In Heaven, but I Still Have Coffee with My Mom
I do not understand how people can get through life without coffee. For me, it is fuel, it gives me…
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I Thought I’d Be Happy When No One Believed in the Elf Anymore
My giant hanging basket of petunias had fallen from the tiny hook on the porch for what must have been…
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By Shannon Whitmore I Just Want One More Christmas
I might have missed my son’s last Christmas with Santa. I was there, and I watched it happen, but it…
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To the Moms Who Love Quiet
I’ve always been the quiet one. The listener. The observer. The one who never minded silence and didn’t feel the…
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Mental Health Is Health—Take Care of Yours
The journey to find regulation in our emotional health can be lifelong, especially after becoming a mother. You’re on this…
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There’s Something Special about Blogger Kids
There’s something special about blogger kids. The ones raised in front of a camera lens, the ones finding a voice…
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By Hannah Dearth Making Holiday Magic Doesn’t Have to Mean Losing Your Own
In my first years of parenting, I felt a mix of excitement and overwhelm surrounding the holidays. Are these the…
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By Nikki Specht Stay a Little While Longer
My granny went on hospice this week. My granny, who helped raise my sister and me. Who picked us up…
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