Someday He’ll Buy Another Girl a Ring, But Today This Boy’s All Mine
My boy bought me a ring. He stuck a token into a prize machine and out it popped. “It’s for…
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By Jennifer Vail When a Boy Mom Has a Girl
Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
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Everywhere I Look There’s Something That Needs to Be Done
I need to make dinner. But before I can do that, I need to clean off the counter, which means…
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By Allie Hoogerwerf Our Wild Child Came Second and We Couldn’t Love Him More
To you, my number two: I cried big tears as I left for the hospital to deliver you. I was…
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By Kristie Reitz He Needs Me Less Now, But I’m Still His Home
There he is. Standing on first base. A boy who needs me less. I think back to 10 years ago.…
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By Krystal Sieben I’m Caught between Who I Am and Who My Kids Need Me to Be
I love my children enormously, but I don’t always love the details of mothering. Loving my kids looks like quiet…
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By Lauren Elizabeth Miller I’ve Got Toddlers and Teens and I’m Exhausted In Every Way
I have four kids, so I have felt many levels of exhaustion over the past 13 years since becoming a…
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By Brianna Baranowski Want to Connect with Your Kids? Go Outside.
Tantrums. Entitlement. Boredom. And those were the things I was battling with myself. The kids had their own issues! I…
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By Megan Hogg The Metamorphosis of Miscarriage
For the second time in five months, I am lying on an exam table and listening to a nurse tell…
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By Rebecca Horgan The Truth about Motherhood Is You’re Gonna Need Jesus
The other day, I met with a small group of fellow young moms from my church. Running through a list…
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By Alicia Thompson When I Am Drowning in Motherhood, Jesus Is My Strength
I can remember coming home on that cold, rainy evening in late December. Our twins had all their little fingers…
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By Carol Ewig The Bananas Are Sleeping (And Other Lies We Tell Our Children)
My granddaughter is obsessed with bananas. Not unlike many toddlers, she’s had a love affair with them from her first…
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