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I Just Can’t Let Go of the Play Kitchen Yet

Child, Kids, Motherhood
May 29, 2024
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By Joy A. Mead

I Just Can’t Let Go of the Play Kitchen Yet

If there is one toy I would love to pass along, it is my children’s play kitchen. At 10 and…

Friendship, Grown Children, Motherhood
May 25, 2024
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By Carol Steinberg

The Best Neighbors Are Family

It's not unusual for many of us mothers and grandmothers to have memory boxes. We each may call them something…

Motherhood
May 24, 2024
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By Heather Spiva

They Won’t Need You This Way Forever

This last week at church, I sat behind a little boy. As we stood to sing worship songs, he continued…

Motherhood, Tween
May 8, 2024
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By Moriah Couch

No More Little Girl Shoes

When my daughter said she needed new shoes, I didn't think much of it, and we made a trip to…

Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
May 5, 2024
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By Savannah Lyon

Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already

I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…

I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 4, 2024
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By Kris Ann Valdez

I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can

This Christmas season, my husband took our laser light projector and aimed it at the Australian bottle tree in the…

Dear Child, You Are Not Responsible for How Anyone Else Feels about You

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
April 23, 2024
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By Krissy Dieruf

Dear Child, You Are Not Responsible for How Anyone Else Feels about You

Dear kiddo, I have so many dreams for you. A million hopes and desires run through my mind every day…

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Motherhood, Teen
April 18, 2024
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By Amy Keyes

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 5, 2024
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By Lizzie Michalak

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

We’re doing it. We’re applying, touring, and submitting pre-school applications. It feels a lot like my college application days, and…

I Hope Heaven Looks like 3128 Harper Road

Grief, Living, Loss, Marriage
April 4, 2024
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By Janet Morris Grimes

I Hope Heaven Looks like 3128 Harper Road

Jeannine Ann Eddings Morris grew up in western Kentucky as the oldest daughter of hard-working parents, who both worked at…

We Built a Rock-Solid Foundation in Our Little Home

Living, Marriage
March 28, 2024
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By Kim Hanson

We Built a Rock-Solid Foundation in Our Little Home

I found my brand-new husband, sitting on the floor of the only bedroom in our brand-new house. His back propped…

Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
March 23, 2024
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By Tabatha Hull

Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You

He reached for my hand and then looked up. His sweet smile and lingering gaze flooded my weary heart with…

growing up

I Just Can’t Let Go of the Play Kitchen Yet

The Best Neighbors Are Family

They Won’t Need You This Way Forever

No More Little Girl Shoes

Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already

I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can

Dear Child, You Are Not Responsible for How Anyone Else Feels about You

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

I Hope Heaven Looks like 3128 Harper Road

We Built a Rock-Solid Foundation in Our Little Home

Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You

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So God Made a Mother