Struggling With Mental Health Makes You a Bad Mom—And Other Lies I’ve Believed
I feel bad for my kids sometimes. I shouldn’t—they live a charmed life. We just moved to a new house…
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Grieving Mom Warns Families About the Dangers of Button Batteries To Children
I finally got to hold her again. One last time. But if it was possible, I would have held…
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Suspended in Grace With Healing Hearts
My rule of thumb is to write from the scar, not from the wound. I’ve written little about my husband’s…
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By Rhonda Ellis 89 Pounds Changed My Life
Editor's note: This post discusses anorexia/eating disorders I happened to overhear my daughter’s online meet for health class. The topic…
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By Nickey J Dunn Dear Struggling Soul, You Matter
Green is the official color of Mental Health Awareness Month. Today I chose to wear green. It isn’t always my…
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By Kirstyn Wegner It’s Hard To Know You’re In The Middle of a Miracle While It’s Unfolding
My life had been struck by the cleaver of tragedy twice: once by infertility and again with an epilepsy diagnosis…
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By Brigitte Shular 9 Things the Medical Mama Needs You To Know
Medical mamas are a unique breed. We complete medical care every day. We advocate for our babies, learn dozens of…
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By Jen Smith Don’t Fix Me, Just Be My Friend
I've always imagined my head is like an egg. It's balancing on top of my shoulders and ready to crack…
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By Lauren Eberspacher To the Rest of the World I’m Too Heavy, But God Carries Me
This is 200. This is what four kids in seven years, COVID, seven months of high dose prednisone, and life,…
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By Amy Fields She Fought For Her Life
Just like that, she stopped breathing. “Your little girl went to Georgia and brought back the flu.” The nurse was…
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I’m Size Loved and That’s Just Fine With Me
Why is that fit, seemingly healthy guy with that not-so-fit, seemingly unhealthy gal? I am ashamed to admit this thought…
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By Erin Hernandez Starting Out Behind isn’t a Life Sentence
A few weeks ago, our child psychologist described some areas of my toddler son's development as “low average.” And we…
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