By Jenny Albers My Parents Are Aging and I Worry
I woke suddenly in the wee hours of the morning, unsure if it was the pounding thunder that had startled…
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By Kelly Richardson I Blinked and You Went From Kindergarten to College
I remember the first day of kindergarten. I remember how far away your senior year in high school seemed and…
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By Britt LeBoeuf To the Mother of My Son’s Future Wife
To the mother of my son’s future wife, I’m in the midst of dirty diapers and temper tantrums, but I…
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By Shelby Spear To the Mommas in the Weeds: God’s Got You
So, this just happened. My baby walked barefoot across the stage to receive her college diploma yesterday. Now I sit…
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By Tabitha Milam Senior Year is Coming, Ready or Not
Yesterday was my son’s last day of his junior year in high school. This summer will be one of the…
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By Kelli Bachara To My Mother-in-Law: The Little Boy of Your Dreams Became Mine, Too
Dear mother in law, Here I sit with my sweet little boy in my arms. I can’t help but notice…
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Dear Graduate, You’ll Always Have a Place Here With Me
There is change in the air, can you feel it? It lies subtle and thick above us, pressing on our…
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By Megan Houston Sager In Parenting, the Power of Presence is Real
When a screech owl moved into our owl house outside the kitchen window earlier this winter, I felt lucky. I enjoyed…
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By Kate Thornalley Thank You, Mom, For Doing This All Over Again
My mum thanked me last night. She babysat, and SHE thanked ME?! She never taught my brother or me to…
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By Laura Hanby Hudgens May We Give Our Kids a Foundation of Love, Then Watch Them Soar
I knew when my first child left home for college that I would miss him—his smile, his hugs, cooking out…
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By Whitney Fleming My Dad’s Been Gone for 15 Years, But Gives Me a Godwink Every Christmas
I picked up the phone to call my dad the other day. I was thinking about my car insurance bill,…
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By Gina Rich Can I Learn to Love a Stepmother When I Still Ache For My Mom?
I remember the first time my father mentioned her. It was autumn, less than a year after my mother had…
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