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Adoptive Parents-To-Be Deserve to Be Celebrated Too

Motherhood
March 25, 2024
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By Abby

Adoptive Parents-To-Be Deserve to Be Celebrated Too

My husband and I are on a very exciting journey—we are in the process of adopting our first child! Wow,…

I’m Thankful for the Community We’ve Found

Friendship, Living, Motherhood
March 25, 2024
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By Andrea Clarke

I’m Thankful for the Community We’ve Found

It was the end of the school holidays, and the return to school after Christmas was looming. The children had…

Our Kids Need Us as Much as We Need Them

Kids, Motherhood
March 24, 2024
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By Richelle Byrne

Our Kids Need Us as Much as We Need Them

During a moment of sadness last week, my lively and joyful toddler voluntarily sat with me on the couch, holding…

Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
March 23, 2024
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By Tabatha Hull

Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You

He reached for my hand and then looked up. His sweet smile and lingering gaze flooded my weary heart with…

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

Motherhood
March 23, 2024
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By Tama Fortner

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

My view from home is changing as my oldest is now married and my youngest is wrapping up his college…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
March 13, 2024
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By Crystal Fulmer

A Big Family Can Mean Big Feelings

I'm a mother of six. Some are biological, and some are adopted. I homeschool most of them. I'm a "trauma…

Motherhood
March 10, 2024
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By Kathryn Andersen

Moms Worry, It’s Just What We Do

I glanced at my lit-up phone and smiled. My mom, who lived a few states away, had sent an all-too-familiar…

You May Be a Big Brother, but You’ll Always Be My Baby

Kids, Motherhood
March 7, 2024
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By Dany Morrey

You May Be a Big Brother, but You’ll Always Be My Baby

It seems like yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital. Back then, we were new parents, clueless but…

Motherhood Never Stops, and Neither Does My God

Faith, Motherhood
March 6, 2024
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By Shelbie Farmer

Motherhood Never Stops, and Neither Does My God

I’m standing in the shower rinsing the conditioner out of my hair with a toddler babbling at my feet, running…

I Know This Baby Is Our Last and It’s Bittersweet

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
March 5, 2024
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By Megan Vollmer

I Know This Baby Is Our Last and It’s Bittersweet

Three is our magic number. It always has been. It feels like the perfect number of kids for us. Everyone…

I Want to Be My Teen’s Friend, but First I Have to Be His Mother

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 3, 2024
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By Manndi Maphies

I Want to Be My Teen’s Friend, but First I Have to Be His Mother

He’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…

My Child with Special Needs Made His Own Way in His Own Time

Kids, Motherhood
March 2, 2024
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By Crystal Fulmer

My Child with Special Needs Made His Own Way in His Own Time

I want to tell you the story of a little boy who came to live with me when he was…

mom life

Adoptive Parents-To-Be Deserve to Be Celebrated Too

I’m Thankful for the Community We’ve Found

Our Kids Need Us as Much as We Need Them

Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

A Big Family Can Mean Big Feelings

Moms Worry, It’s Just What We Do

You May Be a Big Brother, but You’ll Always Be My Baby

Motherhood Never Stops, and Neither Does My God

I Know This Baby Is Our Last and It’s Bittersweet

I Want to Be My Teen’s Friend, but First I Have to Be His Mother

My Child with Special Needs Made His Own Way in His Own Time

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