I’m An Invisible Mother Trying Not To Raise An Invisible Daughter
Hi, my name is Deborah, and I am an invisible mother. (How many of you said “Hi, Deborah” in your head after reading that?!) I should…
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There’s Beauty in Raising a Wild Child, Too
The moment my third child was born, I knew I wanted a fourth. That statement still surprises even me. Early in our marriage, I was quite firm in my…
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I Wasn’t Ready For This
I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size 10 clothing. My baby, at the time, was…
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We’re Raising All Girls and We Love it
Four girls. I could never have imagined the number of comments that four little girls could spur from the mouths of total strangers. …
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Don’t Pick Your Battles With Your Teen, Pour Love Instead
Recently, I watched from the side as my husband nagged my daughter about putting on more cold-weather gear before soccer practice. She was frustrated…
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My Mother Was Made For Heaven
The mother-daughter bond is said to be one of the strongest bonds between two people. It’s loving, laughing, crying, sharing and shopping.…
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She Really is Little But Fierce
“She’s too little to be a minnow,” they told me as I went to put my daughter in her swimming group at the pool. “This class…
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Praying With My Daughter Grew Both of Our Faiths
One of my longtime favorite places to pray has been in the car. Those rare and stolen moments of solitude as a mother are somehow the safest and…
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I Taught My Daughter How to Fight Her Anxiety
“I am feeling a little nervous.” A few minutes earlier, I saw all of the signs when I told my oldest daughter we had to complete her…
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Dear Daughters, Go Be the Good
Dear daughters, Can you hear the reckoning? It’s time. It’s time to become a generation of warriors. Don’t let the high school…
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