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Dear Mom, You Were More Than Enough For Me This Year

Kids, Living
December 29, 2020
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By Amber Backus

Dear Mom, You Were More Than Enough For Me This Year

2020—what a strange year! One day, I’m at school in a classroom full of friends. The next, I’m stuck at…

Living
December 21, 2020
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By Megan Hanlon

Finding Gloria

Most of my childhood is buried in a landfill near Houston. This is not a metaphor, but the terrible outcome…

There Are 940 Saturdays Before Your Baby Turns 18

Child, Kids, Motherhood
December 19, 2020
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By Theresa McArleton

There Are 940 Saturdays Before Your Baby Turns 18

My son was about three months old when I came across the blurb in a magazine. "There are 940 Saturdays…

I Pray For a Childhood Filled With Jesus

Faith, Motherhood
December 1, 2020
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By Kayla Clyde

I Pray For a Childhood Filled With Jesus

When my children look back on their childhood, I hope what stands out to them the most is Jesus. I…

Please Don’t Forget the Mothers of Big Kids

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
December 1, 2020
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By Gillian Herrle

Please Don’t Forget the Mothers of Big Kids

Sometimes scrolling social media feels like I’m upstream in an oversaturated sea of moms with young children without a paddle.…

Child, Motherhood, Tween
October 24, 2020
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By Stephanie Kramm

A Big Kid Is Born

The worn-out sock monkey with the Christmas hat went to bed with him every night. It was a gift from…

Child, Motherhood, Tween
October 23, 2020
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By Rebecca Henninger

Cherish the Tiny Moments of Childhood

I wish that young-mom me had listened more carefully to the wisdom of moms, aunts, cousins, and grandmas. “You’ll miss…

I’ve Forgotten the Wonder of Being a Child

Child, Motherhood
September 17, 2020
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By Meghan Riney

I’ve Forgotten the Wonder of Being a Child

The other night I read something that stopped me in my tracks. I had begun reading aloud the Puffin Classics version…

I Missed Out On 30 Years With the Brother I Never Knew I Had

Grown Children
August 29, 2020
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By Jennifer Bailey

I Missed Out On 30 Years With the Brother I Never Knew I Had

It’s no secret my father and I have a strained relationship. I’ve opened my heart to speak about our troubled…

Mom and Dad’s House Will Always Feels Like Home

Grown Children
August 25, 2020
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By Shannon Whitmore

Mom and Dad’s House Will Always Feels Like Home

Two years ago, my parents sold my childhood home. Two years ago, I said goodbye to the house where I…

Pound Puppies Are Back and My Inner Child Needs Them ALL!

Living
August 21, 2020
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By Jenny Rapson

Pound Puppies Are Back and My Inner Child Needs Them ALL!

The older I get, the more nostalgic I get. Seriously, I am a walking cliché! Nothing makes my Gen X…

Kids, Motherhood
August 21, 2020
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By Stephanie Kramm

It Felt Like Forever

It felt like forever when you were a week past your due date, all snuggly and content inside me, patiently…

childhood

Dear Mom, You Were More Than Enough For Me This Year

Finding Gloria

There Are 940 Saturdays Before Your Baby Turns 18

I Pray For a Childhood Filled With Jesus

Please Don’t Forget the Mothers of Big Kids

A Big Kid Is Born

Cherish the Tiny Moments of Childhood

I’ve Forgotten the Wonder of Being a Child

I Missed Out On 30 Years With the Brother I Never Knew I Had

Mom and Dad’s House Will Always Feels Like Home

Pound Puppies Are Back and My Inner Child Needs Them ALL!

It Felt Like Forever

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother