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They Say Motherhood Is like Learning to Ride a Bike, but They’re Wrong

Motherhood
June 21, 2022
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By Lauren Dunn

They Say Motherhood Is like Learning to Ride a Bike, but They’re Wrong

I’ve heard it said that mothering is like learning to ride a bike. You might be a bit wobbly at…

Motherhood
June 20, 2022
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By Jessica Krassow

Dear Mama, You’re Gonna Make it

Moms don’t need to hear we’re going to miss this. We need to hear we’re going to make it through…

Faith, Motherhood
June 16, 2022
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By Tiffany Frederick

I Prayed for You Before I Knew You

Baby, I have prayed for you—even before I knew who you would be. I prayed I would be a mom…

Sometimes “I Don’t Know” is the Only Answer, Even For Moms

Motherhood
June 13, 2022
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By Suzanne Jean Paidas

Sometimes “I Don’t Know” is the Only Answer, Even For Moms

Along with the journey of motherhood comes the advice from others. Thrown out like confetti at a wedding ceremony, it…

Motherhood
June 12, 2022
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By Courtney Hodum

Busy Mama, Your Children See Your Love

Busy mama, your children see you. Your children see you cooking them breakfast even after you’ve spent the night in…

I Want Time to Slow Down. I Want Time to Speed Up. And That is Motherhood.

Motherhood
June 11, 2022
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By Anna-Louise Osborne

I Want Time to Slow Down. I Want Time to Speed Up. And That is Motherhood.

I didn’t know it was possible to feel two different extremes at once. Motherhood is just that. I want the day…

Helping Others First is Just What Moms Do

Motherhood
June 11, 2022
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By Sam Prinsloo

Helping Others First is Just What Moms Do

Yesterday the doctor diagnosed me with sinusitis. “Rest,” she said, “If you can.” We both started giggling. She knows there…

Today Was the Kind of Day I Hope They Won’t Remember

Kids, Motherhood
June 6, 2022
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By Casey Huff

Today Was the Kind of Day I Hope They Won’t Remember

It was one of those days in motherhood. The long, bumpy kind—where nothing seems to go right and everyone butts…

Living
June 6, 2022
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By Sarah Knutson

This Summer, I’ll be a Hands Free Mom

“No phone, Mama.” My 2-and-a-half-year-old is new to speaking sentences, but this was one of his first, and it woke…

You Really Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Season of Motherhood

Motherhood
June 4, 2022
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By Tynea Lewis

You Really Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Season of Motherhood

“Enjoy this while it lasts. It goes by in the blink of an eye.” “Oh, I miss when my kids…

When It Comes to Raising Young Adults, I’m Learning to Let Go and Trust God

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 4, 2022
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By Angela Ogletree

When It Comes to Raising Young Adults, I’m Learning to Let Go and Trust God

My oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and he is preparing to leave for four months to go…

I Always Pack the Snack, and Other Ways Parenting is Never 50/50

Marriage, Motherhood
June 3, 2022
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By Kathleen Davis

I Always Pack the Snack, and Other Ways Parenting is Never 50/50

I hate it. The idea of unequal roles irritates me to no end. Two years ago, I would never have…

Being a mom

They Say Motherhood Is like Learning to Ride a Bike, but They’re Wrong

Dear Mama, You’re Gonna Make it

I Prayed for You Before I Knew You

Sometimes “I Don’t Know” is the Only Answer, Even For Moms

Busy Mama, Your Children See Your Love

I Want Time to Slow Down. I Want Time to Speed Up. And That is Motherhood.

Helping Others First is Just What Moms Do

Today Was the Kind of Day I Hope They Won’t Remember

This Summer, I’ll be a Hands Free Mom

You Really Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Season of Motherhood

When It Comes to Raising Young Adults, I’m Learning to Let Go and Trust God

I Always Pack the Snack, and Other Ways Parenting is Never 50/50

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So God Made a Mother