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I Hold You, Baby, So You’ll Know It’s Okay to Let Go

Kids, Motherhood
January 16, 2018
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By Her View From Home

I Hold You, Baby, So You’ll Know It’s Okay to Let Go

I held you before I even knew you existed, little one. I held you within my body. I held you…

Loving and Letting Go With One Final Braid

Journal, Motherhood
January 8, 2018
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By Cheryl Gottlieb Boxer

Loving and Letting Go With One Final Braid

Sixteen years ago my daughter was born completely bald. In this respect she was certainly neither unique nor precocious. I,…

Kids
December 20, 2017
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By Alethea Mshar

My Child Needs a Coach, Not a Rescuer

Yesterday we found the battery in my daughter's car dead. We realized it when she hopped in to go to…

Kids, Motherhood, Relationships
November 7, 2017
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By Kimberly Yavorski

Parenting: The Waiting Never Ends

From the time I first suspected I was going to be a mother, I had to wait. First I…

Kids, Motherhood
November 7, 2017
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By Michelle Koch

The Last Bath

My boy quit taking baths three-plus years ago in favor of showers. At the time, I was happy to forego…

Pushing You Out of the Nest. Welcoming You Back In.

Kids, Motherhood, School
November 2, 2017
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By Daisy Suman

Pushing You Out of the Nest. Welcoming You Back In.

At two, I pushed you out of the nest for the very first time. But your tiring days at playschool/daycare…

Inspiration, Journal, Motherhood
October 28, 2017
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By Stephanie Faro

An Empty Rocking Chair and a Full Heart

In was a chilly, crisp fall morning that October and my hoodie was just enough to keep me warm. The…

The Joy and Pain of Regaining My Personal Space

Kids, Motherhood
October 27, 2017
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By Sarah Whitman

The Joy and Pain of Regaining My Personal Space

I can watch the occassional television show without my daughter asking to nurse. I can eat a full meal -at…

Inspiration, Kids, Motherhood
October 17, 2017
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By Kara Stevens

I Became a Slow Mom and Here’s Why

The morning rush. The afternoon rush. The evening rush. If you’re anything like I am, you are constantly telling your…

The Milestone They Never Warned Me About

Grief, Journal, Motherhood, Relationships
October 12, 2017
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By Janene Dutt

The Milestone They Never Warned Me About

My son informed me the other day that I haven’t written a blog post in nearly a year. And not…

Motherhood
October 11, 2017
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By Allison Maselli

They Won’t Stay Little Forever

This morning at the breakfast table my three-year-old asked, “Am I going to stay little?” We had been getting her…

10 Perspectives on Motherhood from the Empty Side of the Nest

Kids, Motherhood
October 10, 2017
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By Shelby Spear

10 Perspectives on Motherhood from the Empty Side of the Nest

While in the thick of raising three humans who were conceived and born within a 42 month split-second, I considered…

letting go

I Hold You, Baby, So You’ll Know It’s Okay to Let Go

Loving and Letting Go With One Final Braid

My Child Needs a Coach, Not a Rescuer

Parenting: The Waiting Never Ends

The Last Bath

Pushing You Out of the Nest. Welcoming You Back In.

An Empty Rocking Chair and a Full Heart

The Joy and Pain of Regaining My Personal Space

I Became a Slow Mom and Here’s Why

The Milestone They Never Warned Me About

They Won’t Stay Little Forever

10 Perspectives on Motherhood from the Empty Side of the Nest

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So God Made a Mother