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To the Mom in the Trenches: Your Time is Coming

Kids, Motherhood
March 6, 2019
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By Chrissy Fox Roussel

To the Mom in the Trenches: Your Time is Coming

In the last few years, two moms have given me advice I’ve never forgotten. Their advice was simple but profound:…

We’ve Slowly and Subconsciously Convinced our Older Children That Somewhere Along the Way, They’ve Lost Their Magic

Child, Kids
March 5, 2019
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By Whitney Ballard

We’ve Slowly and Subconsciously Convinced our Older Children That Somewhere Along the Way, They’ve Lost Their Magic

Tonight, I helped my soon-to-be-7-year-old son write a letter to the tooth fairy after losing a tooth somewhere. You're getting so…

Toddler
March 4, 2019
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By Sarah Lango

Every Home Needs a Toddler

Everyone needs a toddler because a toddler doesn’t care. A toddler doesn’t care if you’re wearing the same sweatpants that…

The Secret No One Told Me About the Toddler Years is How Much I Could Absolutely Love Them

Motherhood, Toddler
March 2, 2019
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By Kaleigh Christensen

The Secret No One Told Me About the Toddler Years is How Much I Could Absolutely Love Them

Everyone warned me about the toddler years. The “terrible twos”. The tantrums. The tears. The testing of boundaries. All the…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
February 20, 2019
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By Adrienne West

Precious Child, I’m Always Here

Today you left the warm safe haven you grew in, and were bombarded with unfamiliar scary sensations, sights, and sounds.…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
February 18, 2019
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By Michelle Koch

God Chose Me to Raise an Only Child

I’m an only child raising an only child. Throughout my life, as people inquired about my siblings or family size…

Baby, Child, Motherhood, Toddler
February 17, 2019
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By Krista Ward

Today, You Called Me Mommy

Today you called me Mommy. Mommy. Not Mama. Just yesterday—merely one day ago—it was Mama. But today—merely one day later—it’s…

Child, Teen, Toddler, Tween
February 3, 2019
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By Nancy Reynolds

I Will Always Love You Anyway

From the moment I laid eyes on you, I fell in love. We didn’t know one another very well. I…

Motherhood is Wanting Our Babies to Grow Up—But Also Stay Little

Child, Motherhood, Toddler
January 25, 2019
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By Jennifer Thompson

Motherhood is Wanting Our Babies to Grow Up—But Also Stay Little

The other day started out like every other. I grabbed my chubby cheeked toddler out of the car seat to…

Baby, Motherhood
January 20, 2019
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By Chandni Bansal

A Mother’s Gaze

In the still and quiet of the night, long after her children have slept in their beds, the mother gazes…

When I Look in Your Eyes, Sweet Child, I Find My Purpose

Child, Motherhood
January 15, 2019
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By Sina Steele

When I Look in Your Eyes, Sweet Child, I Find My Purpose

I often look down at you, and I see those sweet eyes staring up at me. “Mama, will you pick…

Baby, Child, Motherhood
January 6, 2019
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5 Minute Read

By Carolyn Saccomanno

The Little Hands That Hold My Heart

"Mama, hand." She calls out in the darkness, her whisper-soft fingers drifting through the night until they find mine, their…

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To the Mom in the Trenches: Your Time is Coming

We’ve Slowly and Subconsciously Convinced our Older Children That Somewhere Along the Way, They’ve Lost Their Magic

Every Home Needs a Toddler

The Secret No One Told Me About the Toddler Years is How Much I Could Absolutely Love Them

Precious Child, I’m Always Here

God Chose Me to Raise an Only Child

Today, You Called Me Mommy

I Will Always Love You Anyway

Motherhood is Wanting Our Babies to Grow Up—But Also Stay Little

A Mother’s Gaze

When I Look in Your Eyes, Sweet Child, I Find My Purpose

The Little Hands That Hold My Heart

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