By Allie Hoogerwerf Our Wild Child Came Second and We Couldn’t Love Him More
To you, my number two: I cried big tears as I left for the hospital to deliver you. I was…
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By Stephanie Kramm Today He’s 12 and I Still Have Time
I had this dream. The kind of dream that only mothers have. He was three years older than the age…
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By Kelley Spencer I Was a Normal, Suburban Mom Who Wanted To Die. Then, God Whispered.
Trigger warning: This post contains suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themself, please call…
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By Candice Miksovsky Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter
I love that she looks just like you. She shares your fierce and wild, animal-loving spirit while also being sensitive…
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By Krystal Sieben I’m Caught between Who I Am and Who My Kids Need Me to Be
I love my children enormously, but I don’t always love the details of mothering. Loving my kids looks like quiet…
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By Kristie Reitz He Needs Me Less Now, But I’m Still His Home
There he is. Standing on first base. A boy who needs me less. I think back to 10 years ago.…
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By Sylvia Schroeder Thank You God for the Child We Never Knew
We lie flat on our backs next to each other, our faces toward Heaven. I feel his warmth all down…
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By Lauren Elizabeth Miller I’ve Got Toddlers and Teens and I’m Exhausted In Every Way
I have four kids, so I have felt many levels of exhaustion over the past 13 years since becoming a…
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By Elizabeth Ascik For a Single, Working Mom Summer Is Hard
It really hit me one morning a few summers ago. I had stopped at Target to pick something up before…
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By Ashlyn Lincoln There is Reading in Holland
Most special needs parents know the well-known poem,"Welcome to Holland” written by Emily Perl Kingsley. For those not familiar, it’s…
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By Brianna Baranowski Want to Connect with Your Kids? Go Outside.
Tantrums. Entitlement. Boredom. And those were the things I was battling with myself. The kids had their own issues! I…
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By Lili Foltz How Could a Runny Nose Turn Into This? My Baby’s Battle with RSV
I felt all of the cords between my fingers as I held our 15-month old in the stiff green hospital…
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