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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…

Dear Father-in-Law, If I Could Talk to You One More Time

Living
May 19, 2023
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By Sharonda Jackson

Dear Father-in-Law, If I Could Talk to You One More Time

Dear Father-in-Law, You are incredibly missed—not just by your son or your grandchildren, but by me, your daughter-in-law. I wish…

Military Spouses are the Heartbeat of Our Nation’s Bravest

Living
May 12, 2023
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By Ali Van Arsdale

Military Spouses are the Heartbeat of Our Nation’s Bravest

Military spouses are a rare, beautiful breed of human being. They are the people who can pack up their homes…

I’m the Breadwinner in Our Family and It Can Be Lonely

Motherhood
May 11, 2023
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By Amanda Sainato

I’m the Breadwinner in Our Family and It Can Be Lonely

Being a mom is hard. Being a stay-at-home mom is hard. Being a working mom is hard. While we surely…

Motherhood
May 7, 2023
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By Courtney Devich

Motherhood Became My Dream

“Just you wait and see.” My mom always said that to me growing up (and boy, did I roll my…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 6, 2023
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By Manndi Maphies

Someday the House Will Be Quiet

Another quiet Saturday morning. The week flew by in a haze of kids’ sports practices, basketball games, last-minute grocery store…

The Perfect Family Portrait Isn’t Perfect At All

Living
April 15, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

The Perfect Family Portrait Isn’t Perfect At All

My mother-in-law is always put together. She loves art and design. Her furniture is modern, her clothes are always put…

We Were Together and That’s All That Mattered

Grief, Loss, Marriage
April 7, 2023
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By Kay Marie Murphy

We Were Together and That’s All That Mattered

For those of you reading this who do not know me, on January 28, 2021, at 12:20 p.m., my husband…

Don’t Let the Lie of More Steal Your Joy

Faith, Motherhood
April 6, 2023
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By Mary Holloman

Don’t Let the Lie of More Steal Your Joy

I bought into the lie. It was a subtle lie, a clever lie. One with flecks of truth sprinkled throughout.…

Deployment Gets Hard At the 2-Month Mark: Here’s How To Cope

Motherhood
April 4, 2023
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By Ali Van Arsdale

Deployment Gets Hard At the 2-Month Mark: Here’s How To Cope

My husband and I have experienced two extensive deployments together—the first as newlyweds and now, as parents to four. It…

Motherhood
April 1, 2023
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By Stephanie Whitehead

The Light of Adoption

Light—it comes in many different forms. From the sun during the day and sometimes the moon at night. From a…

I Had So Much To Do Today, But I Had Mojitos With Grandma Instead

Living
March 31, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

I Had So Much To Do Today, But I Had Mojitos With Grandma Instead

I had a million things to do today. Truthfully, I almost canceled. It was easy to cancel on Grandma Genny…

Family

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

Dear Father-in-Law, If I Could Talk to You One More Time

Military Spouses are the Heartbeat of Our Nation’s Bravest

I’m the Breadwinner in Our Family and It Can Be Lonely

Motherhood Became My Dream

Someday the House Will Be Quiet

The Perfect Family Portrait Isn’t Perfect At All

We Were Together and That’s All That Mattered

Don’t Let the Lie of More Steal Your Joy

Deployment Gets Hard At the 2-Month Mark: Here’s How To Cope

The Light of Adoption

I Had So Much To Do Today, But I Had Mojitos With Grandma Instead

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