By Melissa Kulp Frankenfield While I Was Raising Her, the Lord Was Raising Me
I should remember the doctor’s name, but I don’t. It was such an ordeal. 18 hours of labor sort of…
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By Kelly Odom The Playset Belongs to Another Little Boy Now
It’s 12:38 p.m. I’m fixing lunch. It’s the end of spring break, the last spring break. It’s my son’s senior…
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We Say So Many Goodbyes to Little Versions of Them
Before you become a parent, you think the times that will break your heart will only be the big ones—double-digit…
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By Emaline Ashe We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Ready to Fly
Collective memories from my son Aiden’s childhood are some of my most prized possessions. Reflecting on these memories is both…
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By Amy Martin I’ll Always Have More To Tell You
My newly driving 15-year-old grabbed his book bag and yelled, “Bye Mom!” on his way out the door. I managed…
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By Clarissa Gabriel 5 Things That Keep Me Hopeful about the Next Generation
I love having conversations with my kids and their friends about politics, religion, relationships, mental health, and their general view…
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I Wanted to Give My Kids My Faith—but They Had to Find It on Their Own
I recently read the testimony of one of my children, and it rocked my world. Not only because of the…
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By Crystal Fulmer One Day, the Lessons You Taught Them Will Become the Way They Live
Slowly, my job is getting easier. Not because I run a tight ship or because I’m some sort of drill…
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By Amy Keyes What Memories Will They Take from This Room?
The other day I braved my basement. It's not a place I go often. The fleeting years of LEGOs and…
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It’s the First and Last Year He’ll Be Wearing My Shoes
When did this happen? My son and I have the same shoe size. The last month, here in the Northeast,…
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By Geralyn Arango Uncle Alwyn and the Bachelor’s Friend Sox Box
At some point many decades ago, the brown cardboard box my uncle Alwyn Harry, S.J. traveled with held Bachelor’s Friend…
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By Katie Branley Building a Bridge through These Middle Years
“Then I don’t even want to go!” my son yelled at me from his perch atop our stairs. Red-faced and…
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