As a Mom of Teens, I’m Rounding the Corner on An Empty Nest
I’m reaching the age where friends are becoming empty nesters. I see their heartfelt posts about leaving their youngest child…
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By Kristi Killpack I’m Still a Boy Mom Even Though I Had Girl
I am a boy mom. I’ve lovingly held that title since 2014 when my first son joined our family. My…
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To the Mom Whose Mother’s Day Wasn’t What She Hoped—You Are Incredible
Hey, mama. I see you there. It’s the Monday following Mother’s Day, and you woke up with a heavy heart…
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By Rachel Hagstrom Mothers Don’t Have Scars, They Wear Marks of Love
"You'll probably still have a scar, but this works better than stitches." As the ER nurse expertly wiped the crusted…
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By Kristina Guerrero Admitting Your Child Needs More Help than You Can Give Is Brave
It had been nearly a year, and despite my best efforts and constant prayers, the tumultuous relationship with my daughter…
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By Krystal Sieben Give Me the Simple Things for Mother’s Day
What I want most for Mother’s Day . . . I want to spend the day with my kids, but…
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By Christen McKey A Mother’s Day Kintsugi Birdhouse: Beauty from Brokenness
Seated at the sunroom breakfast table, mouth full of Special K, I glance out the row of windows. A flutter…
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When the Going Gets Tough, a Mother Gets Tougher
Once we enter motherhood, there is an innate force that begins to stir in our hearts. It propels us to…
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I Wrote a Children’s Book So My Kids Could Meet My Mother
You rarely hear about relationships built between people who've never met, much less with someone who has passed on. The…
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The Fierce and Fragile Heart of a Mother
On a special Sunday in May, many countries celebrate moms. I miss mine. Her legacy lingers long in the lives…
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By Pamela Palmer To the Special Needs Mom on Stage at the Kindergartener Concert
Today was the culmination of my 6-year-old daughter’s big day: it was her turn to participate in the kindergarten musical.…
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By A Cogent My Adoptive Mom is My Mother
She patiently cleaned the chocolate ice cream off my shirt the first day we met, even as I vehemently asserted,…
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