By Whitney Fleming To My Daughter When the World Says You’re Not Enough
Dear daughter, I saw your smiling face crumble out of the corner of my eye. I noticed you stopped scrolling…
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By Becca Spear Dear Mothers of Tween Girls, There’s So Much at Stake
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our…
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By Leslie Means There’s So Much to Do, But I Spent Time With You
There’s just so much to do. Three kids, a puking cat, a smelly crayfish, wilting plants on the front porch,…
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By Sylvia Schroeder Each Day Is An Offering
You rode the rapids from the protection of my womb into the hands of a stranger. With that final push,…
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By Michelle Koch I’m So Proud of the Young Man You’re Becoming, My Son
That first day of kindergarten feels like a million years ago when I think of all that you’ve learned since…
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By Jodie Utter 8 Ways To Get Tweens and Teens Talking Again
There comes a day when your kids stop talking your ear off. Not long after, we realize—wait, we want that…
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I Pick My Battles With My Tween So Now She Has Blue Hair
I let my 12-year-old daughter get blue hair today. More of a turquoise really. And my 13-year-old went with purple.…
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Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For
When my girls were little, people at the library or church or in the grocery store would smile at them…
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By Echo Vetter 10 Important Thoughts for Every Teenage Girl
I remember those teen girl years so well. I remember the emotion, the growing pains, the insecurities. Maybe that is…
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By Bert Fulks X-It: The Rescue Plan For Teens Every Parent Needs
Friends, as most of you know, I get to spend an hour each week with a group of young people…
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10 Things Girl Moms Have To Look Forward To About the Teenage Years (Really!)
I am the mom of two daughters and no sons. And when you are the mom of daughters and no…
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By Laurie Larsh 6 Must-Have Family Games
The day my kids deemed Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders “boring” was nearly as exciting as the day they…
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