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My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

Friendship, Motherhood
August 20, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

There are a million things I wasn’t prepared for when I became a mom. It also seems like four years…

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 19, 2023
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By Angela Williams Glenn

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

I thought five hit me hard. You were going off to kindergarten that year. Each day you became a little…

Motherhood
August 18, 2023
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By Amanda Ferguson

I’ll Always Be Here Loving You

“Mommy, watch,” you say, as you are making a silly face with your tongue sticking out. That one little phrase…

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 17, 2023
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By Dena Wentz

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

I recently had coffee with a good friend who I don’t get to see very often. During our hour of…

To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her

Faith, Motherhood
August 14, 2023
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By Tabatha Hull

To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her

It’s 6:03 a.m., and I’m awakened by the brightness of the kitchen light flooding our bedroom. In the kitchen, I…

Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
August 14, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Samantha Jones

Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known

It is my first time saying goodbye. Today brought conflicting emotions to the surface like a rising tide as it…

Faith, Motherhood
August 12, 2023
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By Mary Kate Hom

I See Jesus in My Son’s Dirty Hands

I never anticipated how much dirt and sweat and tears and stink would come with being a mom—and a boy…

Kids, Motherhood
August 11, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter

I have a vivid memory of tentatively walking toward the little pink sleepers hanging in Nordstrom. I gently lifted one…

6 Ways to Fill Your Empty Nest with Adventure

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 10, 2023
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By Heather McGuire

6 Ways to Fill Your Empty Nest with Adventure

As we’re ushering our daughters into the pseudo-adulthood of college, I’m a bubbling cauldron of emotions. Our oldest is finishing…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 9, 2023
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By Angela Williams Glenn

When Your Kids Are No Longer Little

My kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…

It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother

Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
August 5, 2023
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By Elena Clark

It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother

In the beginning, motherhood was a magical journey full of excitement and wonder. Every new milestone brought me joy and…

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

Living, Motherhood
August 5, 2023
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By Cari Resnick

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…

mom life

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

I’ll Always Be Here Loving You

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her

Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known

I See Jesus in My Son’s Dirty Hands

My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter

6 Ways to Fill Your Empty Nest with Adventure

When Your Kids Are No Longer Little

It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

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