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My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa

Kids, Motherhood
November 14, 2023
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By Casey Huff

My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa

“My friend doesn’t believe in Santa anymore, Mom,” my son said out of the blue the other day. We were…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 18, 2023
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By Her View From Home

The Age of Adolescence

Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…

I Should Have Stayed with You Longer Tonight

Motherhood
September 23, 2023
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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…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
September 9, 2023
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By Tynea Lewis

Childhood Is Not a Race

Sweet child, I know you want to grow up. You want to get older and do more and more. I…

Our Kids Are Friends—Does That Mean We Have to Be Too?

Friendship, Motherhood
August 4, 2023
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By Stephanie McCoy

Our Kids Are Friends—Does That Mean We Have to Be Too?

I knew when I had kids that I would be dealing with the building and deconstruction of their friendships for…

Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother

Grief, Grown Children, Living
July 21, 2023
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By Sarah Lewis

Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother

The beeping of the machine yelling to the nurses about the occluded IV snaps my mind back to the present.…

Ladybugs Will Always Remind Me of 4-Year-Old You

Motherhood
July 19, 2023
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By Casey Huff

Ladybugs Will Always Remind Me of 4-Year-Old You

Ladybugs will always make me think of 4-year-old you. The way you squeal with delight, a smile spreading over your…

Motherhood
July 9, 2023
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By Amanda Crews

Kids Remember Love, Not Perfection

When I was younger, I am sure my mother yelled or lost it from time to time though I can’t…

Living
June 20, 2023
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By Kelsey Pfleiderer

There’s Still a Child inside Us All

Don't picture them in their underwear. Picture them placing a child's scribbles on their refrigerator, thinking about someone doing the…

Kids, Living, Motherhood
June 19, 2023
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By Casey Huff

Give Us a Sandlot Summer

The baseball diamond is my kids’ happy place. Each year, when spring turns to summer and the warm weather comes…

7 Strategies for Reducing Your Kids’ Screen Time

Kids, Living, Motherhood
June 10, 2023
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By Melody Kowach

7 Strategies for Reducing Your Kids’ Screen Time

Recently, my husband received military orders that moved us and our kids across the country. Of course, this came with…

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

Grown Children, Living
May 28, 2023
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By Joy A. Mead

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

Of all the places I will roam, home is forever part of me. I can see the bright, orange poppies…

childhood

My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa

The Age of Adolescence

I Should Have Stayed with You Longer Tonight

Childhood Is Not a Race

Our Kids Are Friends—Does That Mean We Have to Be Too?

Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother

Ladybugs Will Always Remind Me of 4-Year-Old You

Kids Remember Love, Not Perfection

There’s Still a Child inside Us All

Give Us a Sandlot Summer

7 Strategies for Reducing Your Kids’ Screen Time

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

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So God Made a Mother