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Baby, Motherhood
March 9, 2020
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By Caroline Murray

I’ll Always Want Another Baby

I don’t think I’ll ever not want another baby. I’ll be wandering the mall to pick up some new things…

To the Mom of a Big Family, Your Heart Was Made For Many

Motherhood
February 13, 2020
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By Jenny Beaulieu

To the Mom of a Big Family, Your Heart Was Made For Many

I know you don’t think you have space in your heart, momma. I know you wonder how you’re going to…

We Have a Lot of Kids But More Importantly, They Have Each Other

Kids
January 21, 2020
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By Nicole Johnson

We Have a Lot of Kids But More Importantly, They Have Each Other

Four kids—people used to stare at us as we walked by in Target. “You must have your hands full,” they’d…

Kids, Motherhood
January 2, 2020
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar

You’ll Never Regret Having More Kids

You’ll never regret having more kids.⁣ Let me finish that sentence properly. You’ll never regret having more kids once that…

Motherhood
December 12, 2019
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By Amber Adcock

You Were Made for Motherhood

As a mother of four precious little men, I just witnessed something that often puts me in instant inward RAGE.…

You May Not Have a Baby Book, But You Have Extra Love

Baby, Motherhood
December 10, 2019
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By Kelsey Scism

You May Not Have a Baby Book, But You Have Extra Love

Scrolling through social media, a meme grabs my attention. On the left side: a sweet infant, perfectly-posed in a perfect…

Faith, Motherhood
December 3, 2019
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By Katie Faris

Dear Lord, Let Me Love Them Well Today

Half-awake, I try to make sense of what I hear. It isn’t a child, though it could’ve been. Or an…

Kids, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar

To My Drag-Along Child

To my drag-along child, To the one who gets dragged from place to place because of your youngest sibling status…

A Big Family is a Little Extra Work—and a Lot of Extra Love

Kids, Motherhood
September 4, 2019
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By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

A Big Family is a Little Extra Work—and a Lot of Extra Love

“Five kids??” “You know how this happens don’t you?” “Did you have all five on purpose??” A head shake and…

Baby, Motherhood
August 19, 2019
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By Bethany Spragins Lutz

Will I Ever Not Want Another Baby?

For a few weeks, I thought I might be pregnant. I already have four children, ranging in age from 12…

I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
August 5, 2019
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By Lilly Holland

I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan

I woke up violently shaking and fading in and out of anesthesia-induced sleep. Through tired, scared eyes I could barely…

You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives

Motherhood, Teen
July 30, 2019
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By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives

Dear sweet last child (aka baby number five), I look around this joint and feel I owe you an apology.…

big family

I’ll Always Want Another Baby

To the Mom of a Big Family, Your Heart Was Made For Many

We Have a Lot of Kids But More Importantly, They Have Each Other

You’ll Never Regret Having More Kids

You Were Made for Motherhood

You May Not Have a Baby Book, But You Have Extra Love

Dear Lord, Let Me Love Them Well Today

To My Drag-Along Child

A Big Family is a Little Extra Work—and a Lot of Extra Love

Will I Ever Not Want Another Baby?

I Dreamed of a Big Family But God Had a Different Plan

You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives

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