I Am the Owner of a Thousand Pound Heart
With each child, my heart has gotten heavier. At first, it was one. One cry. One colic. One bump on…
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By Melody Kowach 7 Strategies for Reducing Your Kids’ Screen Time
Recently, my husband received military orders that moved us and our kids across the country. Of course, this came with…
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By Tynea Lewis Find the Freedom of Saying No
It’s okay to say no. We live our lives in fast-forward, constantly moving from one thing to the next, continually…
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Becoming a Mother In Two Hours: My Foster Parent Journey to Adoption
I became a mother in a very unconventional way. Sure, we took a year to complete classes and trainings and…
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The Dressing Room Requires Patience as the Mom of a Teen
My overstuffed mom purse bumps into elbows and racks as I shepherd another dress into the fitting room. Nothing is…
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By Michelle Koch Sometimes I’m Jealous of My Husband’s Friendships
I see him pick up his phone and smirk. He’s quick to respond, his thumbs fly across the keys. It…
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Dear Tween, I Will Try To Remember You Little
When I hold you, I will try to remember your tiny arms and tiny legs wrapped securely around me. When…
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By Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young I Became a Widow at 37; God’s Grace Sustained My Young Family
After my husband soared to Heaven eight years ago, my three daughters and I found ourselves on an intense grief…
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A Mother Doesn’t Lose Herself—She Grows into Someone New
A part of us dies when we have a child. And we don’t mind at the time because the child…
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The Miscarriage I Had Decades Ago Is Still a Tender Wound
It's funny how grief tends to bury itself in the recesses of one's mind until it literally rises from the…
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By Krystal Sieben We Have a Lot of Pets and It’s the Best
We are the house with a lot of animals. Yep, that one. Each time I call my mom to delicately…
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By Neely Richer The Grace and Grief of Being a Medical Mama
Medical mama—this title and this view hit me. It hits me at different times and in different ways, but it hits…
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