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Motherhood
March 22, 2026
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By Cari Resnick

I’m Trusting God with My Teenagers

Last week I cried so long and so hard I ended up with a wicked headache. Some days parenting is…

My Teenage Daughter became My Best Friend

Motherhood, Teen
December 3, 2025
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By Jennifer White

My Teenage Daughter became My Best Friend

I don't know how it happened or even when it happened, but it definitely happened. When my daughter was born,…

I Love This Boy Who’s Becoming a Man Right Before My Eyes

Motherhood, Teen
September 4, 2025
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By Brittany Redmond

I Love This Boy Who’s Becoming a Man Right Before My Eyes

This is 14. He still calls me mama. I give him rides and occasional advice that he may or may…

Motherhood, Teen
May 16, 2025
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By Her View From Home

The Cap and Gown are Ready…but Am I?

The cap and gown are hanging in the hall, and suddenly, everything feels like a “last.” The last packed lunch.…

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
April 29, 2025
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By Shalene Roberts

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…

Motherhood, Teen
February 4, 2025
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By Jamie Lynn Inman

To My Teen: I’m Still Here

Dear teenage son, I know there's a lot you don't say. There are weights you carry on your ever broadening…

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
February 2, 2025
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By Lynn Rummel

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

If you’ve ever experienced the "Sunday Scaries," you know the feeling well. It’s a mix of anxiety, doom, and excitement…

Motherhood, Teen
January 16, 2025
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By Amy Keyes

16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both

Not so long ago, my youngest turned 16. Sixteen candles. Sweet sixteen. Sixteen going on seventeen. All of the reminders that…

A Teenager, Late-Night Smoothies, and Letting Go Slowly

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
December 30, 2024
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By Amy Keyes

A Teenager, Late-Night Smoothies, and Letting Go Slowly

Every night, without fail, my 17-year-old makes a smoothie before he goes to bed. It doesn’t matter what time it…

I Wasn’t Built for Raising Teens but I Was Made to Be Their Mom

Motherhood, Teen
November 15, 2024
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By Cari Resnick

I Wasn’t Built for Raising Teens but I Was Made to Be Their Mom

When my kids were little, I was always looking to the next phase—when I’m done nursing, when they sleep through…

No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager

Motherhood, Teen
August 12, 2024
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By Jenny Albers

No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager

Sometime during my first pregnancy, my doctor handed me a folder containing a wealth of information. In it was a…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
July 9, 2024
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By Kara Krulick

6,570 Days

Dear Mom, Six thousand, five hundred and seventy days. It's hard to believe I've lived for 6,570 days, and now…

mom of a teenager

I’m Trusting God with My Teenagers

My Teenage Daughter became My Best Friend

I Love This Boy Who’s Becoming a Man Right Before My Eyes

The Cap and Gown are Ready…but Am I?

Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go

To My Teen: I’m Still Here

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both

A Teenager, Late-Night Smoothies, and Letting Go Slowly

I Wasn’t Built for Raising Teens but I Was Made to Be Their Mom

No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager

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