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Faith, Motherhood
October 20, 2022
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By Kacey Clanahan

Dear Younger Mom Me, Love Them Deeper

If I could tell that mom, I’d tell her football starts next week, not in nine years. If I could…

Time Slips Like Sand Through a Mother’s Fingers

Child, Kids, Motherhood
October 19, 2022
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By Kristin Kolp

Time Slips Like Sand Through a Mother’s Fingers

I take a handful of sand and watch the granules gradually slip between my fingers. My 1-year-old digs in the…

Motherhood
October 14, 2022
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By Katie Moreland

When You Feel Invisible

There are moments when you'll feel invisible. Moments when no one notices the clean living room before dumping out more…

Faith, Motherhood
October 13, 2022
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By Lizzy Christian

There is Mercy in the Mess

Today was one of those days. My firefighter went straight to the Fire Academy to teach for the day, after…

When Was the Last Time You Put Your Needs First?

Motherhood
October 10, 2022
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By Lisa Bonnema

When Was the Last Time You Put Your Needs First?

What a waste. That was my exact thought as I pulled a perfectly baked breakfast casserole out of the oven.…

Glimpses of What’s Ahead Help Guide Us in Motherhood

Friendship, Motherhood
October 8, 2022
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By Jane Kim

Glimpses of What’s Ahead Help Guide Us in Motherhood

As moms, it’s hard to imagine when our child reaches the next stage of life when you’re in the thick…

My Babies Are Growing Up, but I Will Never Outgrow Them

Kids, Motherhood
October 6, 2022
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By Sara Springer

My Babies Are Growing Up, but I Will Never Outgrow Them

I spent nearly a decade birthing babies and subsequently breastfeeding them. I have been pregnant so many times I am…

Motherhood
October 4, 2022
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By Esther Vandersluis

As a Mom, I’m Always On

Yesterday, my kids made to-do lists as I do, they pretended to be Mom in their play, and they wanted…

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

Kids, Motherhood
October 2, 2022
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By Tara Fields

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

I thought we were prepared, but we weren’t. Not even close. Not in the tiniest, least little bit. When we…

Motherhood
October 1, 2022
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By Jessica Dickenson

To the Homeschool Mom Trying Her Best

Homeschool mothers are their own worst critics. The subject doesn’t often come up, but occasionally someone will discover I was…

3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother

Faith, Motherhood
September 24, 2022
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By Melissa Miller

3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother

Do you ever ask yourself why you can’t be more like that mom or why can’t your kids be like…

I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child

Child, Motherhood
September 22, 2022
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By Kim Patton

I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child

One Sunday morning during church, I was standing around bouncing my fussy premature baby around the cry room. This room…

Being a mom

Dear Younger Mom Me, Love Them Deeper

Time Slips Like Sand Through a Mother’s Fingers

When You Feel Invisible

There is Mercy in the Mess

When Was the Last Time You Put Your Needs First?

Glimpses of What’s Ahead Help Guide Us in Motherhood

My Babies Are Growing Up, but I Will Never Outgrow Them

As a Mom, I’m Always On

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

To the Homeschool Mom Trying Her Best

3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother

I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child

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So God Made a Mother