God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up
Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…
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By Jenni Brennan I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me
Sometimes I get mad when I rearrange my work schedule so I can make it to my son’s high school…
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By Leslie Means My Mom Delivers a Favorite Dish to My Family Every Month and it’s the Best Christmas Gift Ever
For Christmas, Mom and Dad gave each of my sisters and me a note with a pan of frozen lasagna.…
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A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t
It’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…
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By Shannon Sellers We’re Learning to Be Just the Two of Us (And It’s Fun!)
My husband and I have been married for 23 years and we have never spontaneously gone four hours away to…
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By Susan Lambert Mothering a Little Boy Seems Like it Will Go On Forever—Until it Doesn’t
I walked with a determined gait through the airport doors after I hugged my adult son goodbye. My tenacious walk…
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Walking Mother Home
I call my sister for another update on Mom. Last week had been my week to help out. Our mother…
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By Abby Chase Where Is the Instruction Manual for Parenting Grown Children?
You know what’s really hard? Parenting. You know what’s even harder? Parenting a child who isn’t a child anymore. My…
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By Kathleen Duthu Dear Daughter, Buy the Teal Sofa
I’d never heard of apartment sofas until last month, probably because I had hand-me-down living room furniture when I was…
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When It Comes to Raising Young Adults, I’m Learning to Let Go and Trust God
My oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and he is preparing to leave for four months to go…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer There Are No Mother’s Day Cards For Broken Relationships
Every May, I wrestle with, what is for me, the most highly fraught holiday of the year—Mother’s Day. As I…
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A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown
I saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…
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