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Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 20, 2019
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By Eleanor Howard

God’s Been Preparing You to Let Them Go

You never think you’re ready to let go of your kids. But I promise you Mama, you’re readier than you…

Child, Motherhood
February 27, 2019
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By Kate Thornalley

When We Were the Center of Their Worlds

“We don’t want a baby who is too dependent.” “We don’t want a baby who is too attached.” So we…

Baby, Child, Motherhood, Toddler
February 6, 2019
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By Laura Jean

Goodbye to the Baby Years

My baby—my third baby, my last baby—is about to turn one. I’m done having babies, and my youngest is quickly…

Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me

Motherhood, Teen
January 9, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me

The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out…

Kids, Living
November 26, 2018
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By Heather LeRoss

You Only Get 18 Christmases

Eighteen is kind of an odd number. It’s big if you’re talking about pounds gained or lost, how many times…

Motherhood, Teen
November 21, 2018
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By Briana Bradley Wilson

Dear Daughter at 14

Dear daughter at 14, It seems impossible that you are 14 years old. How did we get here so fast?…

Baby, Motherhood
October 29, 2018
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By Krista Ward

Dear Mama, Hold the Baby

They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell…

You May Be Growing and Changing, But You’ll Always Be My Baby

Child, Motherhood
October 11, 2018
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By Karen Lesh

You May Be Growing and Changing, But You’ll Always Be My Baby

You know how people change, but deep down, really, they don’t? This is my eldest son when he was 4…

Baby, Child, Grown Children, Teen, Toddler, Tween
October 9, 2018
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By Jennifer Kish

Our Babies Grow When We Aren’t Looking

I was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her…

Please Let Me Remember Today, Because Tomorrow You’ll Be Another Day Older

Baby, Child, Motherhood
September 27, 2018
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By Monica Braun

Please Let Me Remember Today, Because Tomorrow You’ll Be Another Day Older

It seems like only a few short moments ago I held your tiny little body in my arms. How big…

These Hands Tell the Beautiful Story of Mothering You

Baby, Child, Motherhood
September 24, 2018
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By Mary Ann Blair

These Hands Tell the Beautiful Story of Mothering You

These are the hands that prayed for your existence, day after day, month after month. These are the hands that…

Baby, Child, Motherhood, Toddler
September 21, 2018
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By Kayla Friehe

The Littleness is Leaving Our Home

The littleness is leaving our home. It's slowly creeping away, almost unnoticed unless I stop to take a hard look…

growing up

God’s Been Preparing You to Let Them Go

When We Were the Center of Their Worlds

Goodbye to the Baby Years

Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me

You Only Get 18 Christmases

Dear Daughter at 14

Dear Mama, Hold the Baby

You May Be Growing and Changing, But You’ll Always Be My Baby

Our Babies Grow When We Aren’t Looking

Please Let Me Remember Today, Because Tomorrow You’ll Be Another Day Older

These Hands Tell the Beautiful Story of Mothering You

The Littleness is Leaving Our Home

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So God Made a Mother