By Drew Forsman To My Wife: I See Your Sacrifice
Selfless. No other word more clearly depicts your commitment to your family. Motherhood is drastically different than you dreamed of…
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My Last Baby Rarely Gets All of Me
Ever since you came into being, you heard the chaos of your future. You felt the jostle of your siblings…
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Growing Slowly around the Grief of Losing Your Mom
Everyone has heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Society often assumes the stages…
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To the Mom in the Trenches, I’ll Come Back for You
Your hair is in a messy bun for the sixth day in a row. You’re trudging to work sniffling because…
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These Final Gifts from My Mom Are Hard to Let Go
My daughter wobbled toward me in silver, square-toed go-go boots, one heel dislodged and flopping against our hallway’s faux wood…
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Daughter of Mine, Do Not Let the World Extinguish Your Fire
Daughter of mine, I see the fire behind your eyes. Do not let it die. Daughter of mine who runs…
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God Chose Me to Be the Mother of a Wild One
It was just another typical fall morning. There was a time change so you were a little extra sleepy (also…
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By Lizzy Christian Don’t Forget the Heartbroken Mothers
The loss I recently experienced hit differently than others I’ve experienced. I thought that with three kids already in tow,…
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By Alaine Flynn Who Will Love Me This Way When My Mom Is Gone?
Ten years. That number is ingrained in my mind as I stare blankly at gray walls. A well-known cancer doctor…
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My Mom Was My Best Friend and Her Death Left a Hole
Since my mom died almost two years ago, my life has mostly been defined by the word "loneliness." However, in…
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By Kailyn Rhinehart I’m a Helicopter Mom Learning to Become the Place They Can Land
My daughter places a paper in front of me on the kitchen counter, looking up at me expectedly. My eyebrows…
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By Jen Feener Reminders of You at Christmastime Make Me Cry
I cried in church this morning. It wasn’t the beautiful hymns sung by the angelic choir. It wasn’t the poignant…
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