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Dear New College Parents: It Gets Easier

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 27, 2025
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By Kathy Wetsell

Dear New College Parents: It Gets Easier

Dorm supplies are center stage at Target, ready for college students and their parents to find with ease as they…

I Want His College Experience to Be His Own

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 25, 2025
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By Amy Keyes

I Want His College Experience to Be His Own

Back in the day, when I applied for college, my options were limited. By geography. By my GPA. By my…

I’m Watching Him Become the Man I Prayed He’d Be

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 24, 2025
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By Kelly Odom

I’m Watching Him Become the Man I Prayed He’d Be

It's been a hard day. One of those days where everything feels loud. We are renovating our house—it’s time. Actually,…

Living
August 23, 2025
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By Rachel M Redlin

Degree Not Always Required

I saw a job open up that I was qualified for in the real world. I had all the credentials…

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
April 29, 2025
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By Shalene Roberts

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…

College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 27, 2025
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By Jamie Lynn Inman

College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore

He was home! As he walked in the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. I had followed his trip…

I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
September 27, 2024
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By Megan Hollinger

I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him

We dropped our firstborn son off at college two weeks ago. It may as well have been two years ago…

I’m Sending Another Piece of My Heart To College

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 28, 2024
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By Teresa Heaney

I’m Sending Another Piece of My Heart To College

I’ve already done this. It was supposed to be easier this time. Newsflash: it doesn’t get easier. Three years ago,…

Motherhood, Teen
August 23, 2024
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By Amy Keyes

Dear Seniors, Oh the Places You’ll Go!

Dear seniors, I’m pretty sure you’ve all read that book Oh The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. In fact,…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 2, 2024
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By Shandley McMurray

18 Years Went by In a Flash

If I close my eyes, I can conjure the feather-light weight of my newborn daughter. At under five pounds, my…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 29, 2023
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By Kerith Mickelson

You’re Leaving for College Today

Dear Son, You leave for college today, and I don’t want you to leave without telling you some things I…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 21, 2023
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By Karla Obernesser

My Love Will Follow You to College

My son is 18 years old—still a teen and yet headed off to a life at college where he won’t…

going to college

Dear New College Parents: It Gets Easier

I Want His College Experience to Be His Own

I’m Watching Him Become the Man I Prayed He’d Be

Degree Not Always Required

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore

I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him

I’m Sending Another Piece of My Heart To College

Dear Seniors, Oh the Places You’ll Go!

18 Years Went by In a Flash

You’re Leaving for College Today

My Love Will Follow You to College

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother