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Moms Don’t Just Say Goodbyes, We Feel Them

Baby, Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
December 18, 2020
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By Jaclyn Warren

Moms Don’t Just Say Goodbyes, We Feel Them

My last baby is running now, and he’s not slowing down. I blinked, and now that same precious babe I…

Grief is Saying Goodbye Over and Over Again

Grief, Living, Loss
November 20, 2020
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By Mel Landers

Grief is Saying Goodbye Over and Over Again

Twenty-five years ago, I was a 4th grade book nerd who said goodbye to a dad dying early and to…

How a Stranger Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Mom

Grief
July 26, 2020
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By Laura Domer-Shank

How a Stranger Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Mom

I was not surprised the night I found my mom’s lifeless body. I knew I would. I spent years rehearsing…

When You Get the Call to Serve, You Answer

Tough Times
July 1, 2020
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By Emily Solberg

When You Get the Call to Serve, You Answer

Imagine you got the call on Tuesday. Imagine you're at the park with your family, watching your toddler scamper around…

There’s Never Enough Time With the People We Love

Tough Times
June 17, 2020
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By Whitney Fleming

There’s Never Enough Time With the People We Love

Ours was a long goodbye. It happened over years, although it felt like I was preparing for it my entire…

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Grief
June 7, 2020
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe. I have to take myself out of that moment. The one from…

Dear Son: I’ve Loved Every Stage With You and I’m Never Ready to Say Goodbye

Motherhood
December 12, 2019
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By Mikala Albertson

Dear Son: I’ve Loved Every Stage With You and I’m Never Ready to Say Goodbye

One day God gave me a gift . . . My newborn was the love of my life. I almost…

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

Grief
October 27, 2019
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

My mom could have died when I was 25, but she didn’t. She was, however, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which…

Dear Charlie, My Love Didn’t End at Goodbye

Motherhood
October 17, 2019
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By Kimberly Taschereau

Dear Charlie, My Love Didn’t End at Goodbye

Dear Charlie, It all started with a positive pregnancy test in October of 2018. The fear I felt was unlike…

Motherhood
August 26, 2019
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By Corey Wheeland

Some Days We Ask Our Hearts For Help

Everything seemed fine this morning—really, it did. The sun was shining as my daughter bounded out of her room and…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 25, 2019
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By Esther Goetz

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last…

Faith, Journal
April 5, 2015
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By Betty Streff

With This I Leave You

On a lovely spring day in April 1967, my dad and mom were about to get in a taxi to…

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Moms Don’t Just Say Goodbyes, We Feel Them

Grief is Saying Goodbye Over and Over Again

How a Stranger Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Mom

When You Get the Call to Serve, You Answer

There’s Never Enough Time With the People We Love

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Dear Son: I’ve Loved Every Stage With You and I’m Never Ready to Say Goodbye

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

Dear Charlie, My Love Didn’t End at Goodbye

Some Days We Ask Our Hearts For Help

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

With This I Leave You

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