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Faith, Grief, Journal
October 29, 2017
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By Ally Ferguson

Fighting the Lies my Childhood Told Me

I sat there across from the counselor in the small dimly lighted room. Tears streamed down my face as I…

Motherhood
August 7, 2017
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By Cherylyn Petersen

Clinging To The Last Moments Of Summer

The light of the day is already starting to grow shorter. The shadows are lengthening, the evenings are cooler. Summer…

Being A Big Sister Helped Prepare Me To Be A Mom

Inspiration, Journal, Kids, Motherhood, Relationships
July 16, 2017
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By Britt LeBoeuf

Being A Big Sister Helped Prepare Me To Be A Mom

I’ll never forget the day my little brother was born. I was outside playing with my best friend from up…

Journal, Kids, Motherhood, School, School
July 6, 2017
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By Megan Whitty

A Letter to My Childhood Bully

Dear Bully, Hello. Do you remember me? Well, maybe you don't remember me, but I remember you. I remember all…

Kids, Motherhood
June 27, 2017
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By Britt LeBoeuf

6 Ways We Become Our Parents

I took a class about the origin of the family as part of my undergraduate degree. One part of the…

12 Forgotten Bucket List Items for Childhood

Inspiration, Journal, Kids, Motherhood
June 25, 2017
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By Sara Brunsvold

12 Forgotten Bucket List Items for Childhood

Loads of childhood bucket lists exist. I know because I have Googled them, always with the intent of ensuring my…

I’m Constantly Scrambling to Keep Up With How Fast You’re Growing

Kids, Motherhood
June 1, 2017
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By Carolyn Moore

I’m Constantly Scrambling to Keep Up With How Fast You’re Growing

This morning, the “on this day” feature flashed a picture at the top of my Facebook feed of my oldest…

Childhood Then and Now – Oh, How Things Have Changed Since The ’80s

Humor, Kids, Motherhood
May 19, 2017
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By Sherry White

Childhood Then and Now – Oh, How Things Have Changed Since The ’80s

It always amazes me how much things seem to change from one generation to the next, especially in just the…

Journal, Motherhood, School
March 23, 2017
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By Jamie Sumner

The World Needs Mr. Rogers

I learned to read from Maria on Sesame Street. It was an odd mix of pride and disappointment for my…

Kids, Motherhood
March 11, 2017
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By Amanda Kosmer

Let Them Be Little

We rush everything. We aimlessly try to beat the clock and complain that there are not enough hours in the…

The End of Free-Range and Wide Open Front Doors

Kids, Motherhood
October 1, 2016
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By Jen Miller

The End of Free-Range and Wide Open Front Doors

During the free-ranging and Little Debbie generation of the 80s in the land of ten-thousand lakes, a parent’s worst nightmare…

Kids, Motherhood
August 4, 2016
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By Cassie Hilt

Just One More Time

We sit cross legged on the floor, playing Candyland for the third time, “Please, Mommy, just one more time!” We…

childhood

Fighting the Lies my Childhood Told Me

Clinging To The Last Moments Of Summer

Being A Big Sister Helped Prepare Me To Be A Mom

A Letter to My Childhood Bully

6 Ways We Become Our Parents

12 Forgotten Bucket List Items for Childhood

I’m Constantly Scrambling to Keep Up With How Fast You’re Growing

Childhood Then and Now – Oh, How Things Have Changed Since The ’80s

The World Needs Mr. Rogers

Let Them Be Little

The End of Free-Range and Wide Open Front Doors

Just One More Time

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother