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Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
November 19, 2022
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By Michele Peters

It’s Her Time To Fly

Memory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…

Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
November 16, 2022
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By Carolyn Moore

Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom

The first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner on my own, my mom was several hundred miles away. I was…

Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 11, 2022
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By Kristen Houghton

Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too

I have always been one of those people who want to do something: take a class in documentary filmmaking, make…

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 2, 2022
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By Cheryl Trenary

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…

We’re Learning to Be Just the Two of Us (And It’s Fun!)

Grown Children, Marriage, Motherhood
August 2, 2022
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By Shannon Sellers

We’re Learning to Be Just the Two of Us (And It’s Fun!)

My husband and I have been married for 23 years and we have never spontaneously gone four hours away to…

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 29, 2022
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By Susan Zurcher

The Kids are Grown—Now What?

Between video chats with our son stationed overseas, our daughter flits in and out our door from college while the…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
September 9, 2021
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By Lori Miller

Our Teens Let Go First

For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…

Motherhood
June 19, 2021
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By Sydnei Kaplan

Kids Never Outgrow Your Love

It’s 3 a.m. and I’m exhausted but I just can’t sleep. I hung up with my college son about 15…

Grown Children, Motherhood
May 28, 2021
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By Sandy Brannan

I Love Watching My Daughter As a Mother

I love watching my daughter with her two young children. I find that I have to blink a lot when…

From My Empty Nest To Your Full One: You’re Doing Great, Mama

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
March 20, 2021
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By Susan Oldham

From My Empty Nest To Your Full One: You’re Doing Great, Mama

I heard the best message today as I walked the Rail Trail. It wasn’t a podcast. It was the chatter of…

Our Kids Are Mostly Grown But Life is Still Busy

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 29, 2021
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By Heather Ellison

Our Kids Are Mostly Grown But Life is Still Busy

Our children are mostly grown at this point. Mostly. There are no toys lying all over the house. Clothes and…

I Hope My Grown Kids Cherish Their Childhood Christmas Memories As Much As I Do

Grown Children, Motherhood
December 16, 2020
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By Sandy Brannan

I Hope My Grown Kids Cherish Their Childhood Christmas Memories As Much As I Do

Tonight my husband and I started decorating for Christmas. It’s different now. We slowly put up the tree these days,…

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It’s Her Time To Fly

Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom

Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

We’re Learning to Be Just the Two of Us (And It’s Fun!)

The Kids are Grown—Now What?

Our Teens Let Go First

Kids Never Outgrow Your Love

I Love Watching My Daughter As a Mother

From My Empty Nest To Your Full One: You’re Doing Great, Mama

Our Kids Are Mostly Grown But Life is Still Busy

I Hope My Grown Kids Cherish Their Childhood Christmas Memories As Much As I Do

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