I Am the Owner of a Thousand Pound Heart
With each child, my heart has gotten heavier. At first, it was one. One cry. One colic. One bump on…
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Dear Tween, I Will Try To Remember You Little
When I hold you, I will try to remember your tiny arms and tiny legs wrapped securely around me. When…
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By Holly Lemons When You Look Back on These Pictures, I Hope You Feel My Love
I document your life in pictures. I do it for you. I do it for me. I do it because I…
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper People Change So a Marriage Changes Too
My husband and I had a small, simple wedding originally but have always planned to renew our vows and have…
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By Christen McKey Your Marriage Can’t Sit in a Laundry Basket without Getting a Few Wrinkles
Bring on the bottled scent of fresh mountain breeze and seaside lavender. I’ll happily perform the swivel dance of transferring…
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By Rachel Hagstrom Mothers Don’t Have Scars, They Wear Marks of Love
"You'll probably still have a scar, but this works better than stitches." As the ER nurse expertly wiped the crusted…
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By Anna-Louise Osborne Moms Show Up and It’s What Matters Most
I think I’ve decided that maybe the most important thing in parenthood is simply showing up. It could be picking…
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By Amber Palmer A Mother Gives Everything for Always
My eyes flickered open and closed as I lay on the hospital bed after giving birth to my first-born daughter.…
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Dear Kindergarten Graduate, My Hand Will Always Be Yours to Hold
Tomorrow you’ll graduate kindergarten. You chose the perfect shirt for the occasion. It’s a blue and white button-up. “Get one…
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A Daddy Is Loved and Needed
My daughter has severe anxiety when my husband has business trips out of town. When bedtime hits, she just cries…
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By Sarah Foss My Dad Didn’t Give Me the Love I Needed Because He Couldn’t
I remember the dread each year as mid-June approached. Father’s Day was coming, and the people-pleaser in me that sought…
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This Second Love Is Worth It All
Your second love . . . the one that came after your first love ended in divorce after 22 years.…
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