By Meg Duncan Silencing the Skinny Girl Inside
There was once a skinny girl who lived inside of me. She was full of fat-free hopes and low-cal dreams…
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By Leah Peterson My Kids Are Sick AGAIN Because This Winter Is Basically the Worst
At 3:07 this morning I heard it. That retching sound that makes me want to curl my toes, while my…
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By Jillian Benfield I Was Scared To Look at My Baby When He Was Born
The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families…
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By Ashley Bufe You Can’t Pray It Away—And Other Things I Learned About Depression After Suffering From it Myself
I felt alone. With a new baby. Four kids under six. New town, new church, and I had quit my…
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By Julieann Selden Jesus Wept, and So Can I
When my husband was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer at age 28, I was confronted with a whirlwind of emotions. I…
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By Lindsay Stauffer Postpartum Depression is a Liar and a Thief
Dear postpartum depression, You’re brilliant. No really, you are. You let me make it through my first pregnancy completely unscathed, with…
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By Aimee Erdman My 8-year-old Wants to Diet and It’s My Fault
I've felt the major mom guilt many times for letting my kids spend too many hours with the screen—the TV…
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By Her View From Home My Husband Had An Affair; I Had STD Testing
As I am sitting alone in an open front hospital gown, I bow my head for a quick prayer of…
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By Kayla Runkel Sorry Gym, We Just Aren’t Working Out
Dear Gym, After four long years, I feel our relationship has come to an end. I doubt you are…
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By Carolyn Moore In This Season of Motherhood, There’s Just No Room For Self-Care
Sometimes I feel like a prisoner in my own home. Yes, I know—it’s a sentence I’ve handed down to myself.…
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By Jodie Utter Does This Vacation Make My Butt Look Big?
One of my favorite things about our vacations are the photos we take that serve as a link back to…
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By Margie Untermeyer The One Thing Alzheimer’s Cannot Take Away
Alzheimer's is a cruel disease. It takes folks to lunch and then robs them blind—of the memory of what they…
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