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Kids, Motherhood
August 3, 2022
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By Hannah Dearth

I Don’t Just Love You, I Like You

My growing child, my heart often aches when I look at how big you have gotten. You aren’t a baby…

Dear Kindergartner, I’ll Always Remember You This Way

Kids, Motherhood
August 2, 2022
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By Ashley Prinsen

Dear Kindergartner, I’ll Always Remember You This Way

The first magical flickers of your strong heartbeat on a black and white screen— the reassuring evidence I needed to…

There’s No Instruction Manual for These Middle Years

Kids
August 1, 2022
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By Taylor Hagemeyer

There’s No Instruction Manual for These Middle Years

As a preschool teacher and a mom, I’ve always felt pretty confident in my parenting from ages birth to 5…

Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go

Kids, Motherhood
July 29, 2022
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By Kaleigh Christensen

Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go

We’re physically ready for kindergarten. We’ve got the backpack, the school supplies, the school clothes, and the new shoes. We’ve…

Today Is the Day Your Hand Is as Big as Mine

Child, Motherhood
July 14, 2022
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By Stephanie Kramm

Today Is the Day Your Hand Is as Big as Mine

One of the first things I did after having your slippery body brought close to mine for the first time…

Motherhood, Toddler
July 10, 2022
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By Katie Vicari

It’s More than Just a Room

My latest project has been getting my first son’s “big boy” room ready for him before our second child arrives…

The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 8, 2022
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By Mikala Albertson

The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too

Listen, you guys . . . That thing they always warn you about? It happens. The little boy with the…

I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
June 30, 2022
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By Stephanie Kramm

I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already

You would’ve thought I was sending you off to college. The way I triple-checked to make sure you had everything…

I Want You To Miss Your Childhood One Day Too

Kids, Living
June 27, 2022
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By Heather LeRoss

I Want You To Miss Your Childhood One Day Too

What I miss the most about childhood is owning my whole heart. Before I gave pieces of it away to…

No One Told Me It Was the Last Time You’d Be This Little

Kids, Motherhood
June 26, 2022
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By Andrea Corsi

No One Told Me It Was the Last Time You’d Be This Little

No one told me it would be the last time I rocked you to sleep. A cry in the night,…

It’s Hard on a Mother’s Heart To Watch Her Last Baby Grow Up

Baby, Motherhood
June 15, 2022
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By Ashley Mays

It’s Hard on a Mother’s Heart To Watch Her Last Baby Grow Up

My youngest son turned two a few months ago and still has a binky. He actually calls it his “mimi,”…

I Won’t Always Be My Daughter’s Best Friend, But She’ll Be Mine

Motherhood
June 14, 2022
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By Cassie Gottula Shaw

I Won’t Always Be My Daughter’s Best Friend, But She’ll Be Mine

For these precious and fleeting few years of her life, I am my daughter’s best friend. The one who makes…

growing up

I Don’t Just Love You, I Like You

Dear Kindergartner, I’ll Always Remember You This Way

There’s No Instruction Manual for These Middle Years

Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go

Today Is the Day Your Hand Is as Big as Mine

It’s More than Just a Room

The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too

I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already

I Want You To Miss Your Childhood One Day Too

No One Told Me It Was the Last Time You’d Be This Little

It’s Hard on a Mother’s Heart To Watch Her Last Baby Grow Up

I Won’t Always Be My Daughter’s Best Friend, But She’ll Be Mine

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