By Her View From Home A Mother Doesn’t Have to Be Prepared to Be Sustained
I feel the warmth radiating from my weeks-old baby girl's body onto my lap. She sleeps soundly. But I can’t. My…
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By Amy Keyes Watching My Mom Lose Her Best Friend Is Hard
Today, my mom lost one of her best friends. Today the news came. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Traumatically. Ripping a hole in…
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A Mother Is a Gift from God
A mother is an earthly angel, acquiring a new set of wings with each precious baby she brings forth into…
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By Tara Munjee Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom
How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…
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By Courtney Marie Poullas To the Grandmothers: Don’t Forget To Hold Your Daughters
Several women in my larger circle of friends have recently given birth. The photos of their precious miracles shine on…
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I’m Done Letting My Mother-in-Law Walk All Over Me
I used to let my mother-in-law walk all over me. If she told me to try something, I tried it.…
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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 Elizabeth Ascik For a Single, Working Mom Summer Is Hard
It really hit me one morning a few summers ago. I had stopped at Target to pick something up before…
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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 Sarah Lewis Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother
The beeping of the machine yelling to the nurses about the occluded IV snaps my mind back to the present.…
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After the Taylor Swift Concert I Just Have One Question: Dear Taylor’s Mom, How Do You Do It?
I’ve been in a lavender haze since attending Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Minneapolis with my daughter. To call it…
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By Stefanie Chiarel I Am the Mother of a NICU Miracle
The moment I had been waiting for, the moment that was supposed to make all the pain worth it: the…
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