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What Not to Say to a Mom Who Finally Has All Her Kids in School

Motherhood
August 22, 2023
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By Laura Bailey

What Not to Say to a Mom Who Finally Has All Her Kids in School

My youngest daughter will start kindergarten in less than a week. She is the third of three girls, and after…

I’d Never Heard of a Missed Miscarriage until I Had One

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
August 22, 2023
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By Abby Turner

I’d Never Heard of a Missed Miscarriage until I Had One

Being a mom is something I’ve dreamed about for years. I waited until I met “my person,” we got married…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 21, 2023
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By Karla Obernesser

My Love Will Follow You to College

My son is 18 years old—still a teen and yet headed off to a life at college where he won’t…

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

Friendship, Motherhood
August 20, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

There are a million things I wasn’t prepared for when I became a mom. It also seems like four years…

Dear Special Needs Mama, Your Path Is Unpaved but Beautiful

Motherhood
August 19, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

Dear Special Needs Mama, Your Path Is Unpaved but Beautiful

Special needs mama, you’re on a different path . . . and it’s okay. Sometimes you don’t even notice it…

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 19, 2023
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By Angela Williams Glenn

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

I thought five hit me hard. You were going off to kindergarten that year. Each day you became a little…

Motherhood
August 18, 2023
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By Amanda Ferguson

I’ll Always Be Here Loving You

“Mommy, watch,” you say, as you are making a silly face with your tongue sticking out. That one little phrase…

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 17, 2023
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By Dena Wentz

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

I recently had coffee with a good friend who I don’t get to see very often. During our hour of…

Living, Motherhood
August 16, 2023
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By Sarah Lewis

It Was So Easy To Lose Her

Staring into the mirror, I wonder who I am. Beneath the layer of wife, I peel further, beneath the layer…

Kids, Living, Motherhood
August 15, 2023
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By Kathryn Cintron

I Gave My Kids Another Mediocre Summer

I’m an elder millennial—meaning I grew up with non-extravagant summers filled with Slip 'N Slides hooked up to water hoses,…

Baby, Faith, Motherhood
August 15, 2023
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By Amanda Harding

Gideon’s Breath

Gideon Theodore Harding was born at home on August 13, 2019 at 5:15 p.m. weighing nine pounds. His name means…

To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her

Faith, Motherhood
August 14, 2023
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By Tabatha Hull

To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her

It’s 6:03 a.m., and I’m awakened by the brightness of the kitchen light flooding our bedroom. In the kitchen, I…

Motherhood

What Not to Say to a Mom Who Finally Has All Her Kids in School

I’d Never Heard of a Missed Miscarriage until I Had One

My Love Will Follow You to College

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

Dear Special Needs Mama, Your Path Is Unpaved but Beautiful

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

I’ll Always Be Here Loving You

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

It Was So Easy To Lose Her

I Gave My Kids Another Mediocre Summer

Gideon’s Breath

To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her

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