By Brittany Moore A Mother’s Love Doesn’t End When Her Kids Move Out
When my last sibling moved out of the house, I watched my mom struggle in a quiet, almost unspoken way.…
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By Kathy Wetsell Dear New College Parents: It Gets Easier
Dorm supplies are center stage at Target, ready for college students and their parents to find with ease as they…
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By Emaline Ashe This Bridge to Empty Nesting is So Bittersweet
Motherhood. A tremendous, all-encompassing role. One that takes a great deal of energy, time, heart, and soul to do it…
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By Ashley Radzat The Nod: Why Listening—Not Lecturing—is What Grown Kids Need
What do you do when your child is hurting and you can't make the pain go away? That was my…
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By Tara Munjee Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom
How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…
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By Heather McGuire 6 Ways to Fill Your Empty Nest with Adventure
As we’re ushering our daughters into the pseudo-adulthood of college, I’m a bubbling cauldron of emotions. Our oldest is finishing…
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By Tacie Kerr My Son’s Dream Died Today So a Piece of Mine Did Too
My son’s dream died today. And with that phone call, a piece of me died too. I was at the…
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When the Last Baby Graduates
We’ve been through this before, so we know the waves of emotions that roll through us. When our kids graduate—be…
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By Aubrey Vick As An Adult, Navigating Your Parents’ Divorce Is Complicated
“Gray divorce” is a term that refers to divorce in couples over 50 years old. There are plenty of reasons…
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By Colin Morris Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes
With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
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By Kimberly Yavorski Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close
Dear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
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God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up
Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…
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