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Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos

Kids, Motherhood
November 4, 2023
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By Shalene Roberts

Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos

I missed my grocery-shopping buddy the other day. Mondays are usually the days my littlest and I knock out our…

Dear Child, I Will Give You My Love For Always

Faith, Motherhood
October 20, 2023
1.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kelly K Dean

Dear Child, I Will Give You My Love For Always

Why do we follow them out the door? Watch them drive away? Why do we laugh at their laugh instead…

Motherhood
October 19, 2023
1.6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Casey Huff

My Son Used to Think I Hung the Moon

He used to think I hung the moon. When he was little, he looked for me in every room. We’d…

Motherhood, Toddler
October 7, 2023
854 Views
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By Raiyah Hurt

I Miss the Fingerprints on the Glass

The absence of fingerprints is loud. I know, I know. We’ve heard it a million times before from seniors and…

Baby, Motherhood
September 28, 2023
1.8K Views
3 Minute Read

By Shannon Woodworth

I Love Who We’ve Become

The lines of my body are softer now. Softer like her little cheeks as they brush against mine. Softer like…

I Should Have Stayed with You Longer Tonight

Motherhood
September 23, 2023
5K Views
2 Minute Read

By Tynea Lewis

I Should Have Stayed with You Longer Tonight

Sweet child, I’m sorry I didn’t stay cuddled up with you longer tonight. I quickly tucked you into bed because…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
September 7, 2023
1.9K Views
2 Minute Read

By Krystal Sieben

Six Feels So Much Bigger

Six . . . Six is only one number more than five, one grade, one year . . . but it…

Faith, Motherhood
August 12, 2023
1.2K Views
2 Minute Read

By Mary Kate Hom

I See Jesus in My Son’s Dirty Hands

I never anticipated how much dirt and sweat and tears and stink would come with being a mom—and a boy…

Faith, Grief, Motherhood
August 6, 2023
2.8K Views
4 Minute Read

By Melanie Oellig

All I Can Do Is Love Him

As I sit here holding his hand and talking to him until he wakes up after his 31st surgery, I…

Admitting Your Child Needs More Help than You Can Give Is Brave

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 15, 2023
951 Views
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By Kristina Guerrero

Admitting Your Child Needs More Help than You Can Give Is Brave

It had been nearly a year, and despite my best efforts and constant prayers, the tumultuous relationship with my daughter…

Motherhood
April 6, 2023
597 Views
2 Minute Read

By Jamie Mohrman

You Are the Beat of My Heart

Mama. Mom. Mother. We are the holders of toys sidelined on a walk, jackets shed within minutes of going outside,…

Motherhood
April 1, 2023
997 Views
5 Minute Read

By Stephanie Whitehead

The Light of Adoption

Light—it comes in many different forms. From the sun during the day and sometimes the moon at night. From a…

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Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos

Dear Child, I Will Give You My Love For Always

My Son Used to Think I Hung the Moon

I Miss the Fingerprints on the Glass

I Love Who We’ve Become

I Should Have Stayed with You Longer Tonight

Six Feels So Much Bigger

I See Jesus in My Son’s Dirty Hands

All I Can Do Is Love Him

Admitting Your Child Needs More Help than You Can Give Is Brave

You Are the Beat of My Heart

The Light of Adoption

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