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Grief, Motherhood
May 25, 2022
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By Stephanie Bearden Mead

If Only My Mother Were Still Here

My strongest memory of my momma is more of a feeling than a memory. I can see myself standing in…

Grown Children, Motherhood
May 23, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Thanks For Leading by Example, Mom

Dear Mom, Thinking back on my life as a child, young adult, and now a middle-aged mother myself, I am…

How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me

Cancer, Grief
May 19, 2022
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By Jessica Dickenson

How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me

It was a hot summer day sometime in the middle of high school. I was young and naive, but the…

Living, Motherhood
May 14, 2022
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By Shannon Stafford

I Will Live For You

“I would die for my child, ”a well-known, often said sacrificial statement. I didn’t really know how my fierce love…

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
May 13, 2022
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By Sara Sladoje

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Two days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…

Childhood Trauma Made Me Crave the Simple Life I’m Living Now

Living, Motherhood
May 11, 2022
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By Her View From Home

Childhood Trauma Made Me Crave the Simple Life I’m Living Now

My own childhood was not a happy one. My earliest memory was of blowing out a birthday candle (I was…

My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us

Motherhood
May 2, 2022
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By Alyse Bressner

My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us

When my son was three months old, my aunt and uncle sent him a generously-stuffed cow from Texas that was…

If You Still Have Your Mom, Hug Her a Little Tighter For the Ones Who Don’t

Grief
April 21, 2022
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By Christie Lynn

If You Still Have Your Mom, Hug Her a Little Tighter For the Ones Who Don’t

For those of us who no longer have our moms physically here with us, I think the one thing we…

I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always

Baby, Motherhood
April 17, 2022
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By Emily Garcia

I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always

You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…

Dear Son, I Pray You Never Lose Your Childlike Faith

Faith, Motherhood
April 16, 2022
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By Kimberly Willingham Hubbard

Dear Son, I Pray You Never Lose Your Childlike Faith

You, my son, are precious. Yellow rain boots and mismatched clothes, you dig holes in the yard and try to…

I Miss Little Moments With My Mother the Most

Grief
April 3, 2022
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By Sue Volikas

I Miss Little Moments With My Mother the Most

It has been almost 15 years since I have seen my mother. I miss her soft hands. I miss her…

What You Don’t Know About the Mom Who’s Late To Work

Living, Motherhood
April 1, 2022
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By Alicia K. Albertson

What You Don’t Know About the Mom Who’s Late To Work

It was a Monday morning, and I was late again. Not because I wanted to be late. Not because I…

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If Only My Mother Were Still Here

Thanks For Leading by Example, Mom

How Grateful I Am for a Mother Who Believed in Me

I Will Live For You

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Childhood Trauma Made Me Crave the Simple Life I’m Living Now

My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us

If You Still Have Your Mom, Hug Her a Little Tighter For the Ones Who Don’t

I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always

Dear Son, I Pray You Never Lose Your Childlike Faith

I Miss Little Moments With My Mother the Most

What You Don’t Know About the Mom Who’s Late To Work

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