A Mom is a Mother Forever
My mom still waves goodbye to me. She stands out on her driveway and waves. Sometimes even blows me a kiss. She still makes me meals when I come to…
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Admire the Baby, But Don’t Forget to Nurture the Mother
“When can I come see the baby?” A question new moms might hear over and over. At least at first. Sometimes before she has left the…
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I Would Do it All Again
It goes slow when your belly and ankles are burgeoning, morning sickness gripping you on the cold bathroom floor. It goes slow when you’ve been…
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Mothers Weren’t Meant to Carry it All
“Dear God, please give Mommy four sets of arms. Amen.” My eyes blinked wide open as this prayer rolled off my 6-year-old’s tongue at bedtime.…
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I Hope My Kids Remember Me Like This
When my kids think of me when they are grown, I don’t want them to think of me as a perfect mom. I want them to have realized there is no such…
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I Don’t Ever Want to Forget These Days With You
I was in line at the grocery store the other day when a lovely elderly woman spoke up from behind me. She nodded in the direction of my kids, then…
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Dear Professional Back-to-School Moms: We Need You
To the professional back-to-school mom of older kids at Target, Today you witnessed my children have an epic meltdown in the school supply aisle. One…
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A Mother’s Prayer
God, help me remember the great honor it is to have these children in my life. When I’m full of frustration because the kids don’t listen or they…
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Get Ready to Go Back BIG at Walmart and the Women’s Choice Award
Are you in back-to-school mode yet? If you’re a mom, the answer is very likely yes—whether it’s locating school supply lists, replacing…
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Friendships Right Now Are Hard But Worth It
“The kids woke up with a nasty cough. Let’s try for next week,” the message read. It was the third time my best friend or I had…
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