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Motherhood
May 9, 2020
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No One Calls Me Mom on Mother’s Day

Mothers’ Day used to be so easy. I could joyfully celebrate the amazing mothers and grandmothers in my life. Blissfully unaware that not…

Motherhood
May 5, 2020
4 Minute Read

We’ll Love as Many Children as God Gives Us

I was still pregnant the first time someone asked if I was done having kids since we had a boy already and a girl on the way. I’ve had people…

Friendship, Motherhood
March 14, 2020
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Being the First Friend to Have Kids is Lonely

My friends and I had our whole futures mapped out back in high school. We knew just what we were going to do, when we were going to do it, and who we…

Marriage
March 13, 2020
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Dear Hardworking Dads, We See You

Dear dads, We see you. You are seen. You are loved. You are appreciated. You are adored. We see how tired you are. How you work all day long, giving…

Friendship
March 2, 2020
3 Minute Read

No Kids? No Problem.

I’ve got to ask you something. I think I already know the answer. And then I’ve got to tell you something. I really hope you hear it. Do you feel…

Motherhood
January 28, 2020
4 Minute Read

Having Kids is Completely Overwhelming

My friend overseas messaged me today and said she can’t decide if she wants to have a baby. Her text read: I’ve worked so hard to be happy in my…

Kids, Motherhood
January 24, 2020
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Here’s to the Have-to-Work Moms

“I just wish you could stay home like I did,” my mom said while I was on a short maternity leave. And she wasn’t wishing alone. I wished I…

Motherhood
December 12, 2019
4 Minute Read

You Were Made for Motherhood

As a mother of four precious little men, I just witnessed something that often puts me in instant inward RAGE. I feel my blood pressure climbing when…