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Being the Mother of an Athlete Means Learning to Let Go

Motherhood, Sports
May 23, 2022
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By Mehr Piracha Lee

Being the Mother of an Athlete Means Learning to Let Go

This is my post. Has been for years. I’ve held this spot sacred, watching you play for so long. Yet as…

Kids, Motherhood
May 23, 2022
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By Tynea Lewis

My Little Girl Has Big, Brave Dreams

My 6-year-old daughter wants to be a soldier. When we heard from the ultrasound tech that we were having…

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…

Faith, Motherhood
May 23, 2022
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By Jill Gaspard

Dear Introverted Mom, Take that Break

I am alone, in a hotel room, 20 minutes from home, lying back in the crisp bed, feet propped up…

As an Anxious Mom, I Remind Myself You Were God’s Child First

Faith, Motherhood
May 22, 2022
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By Alyssa Mashaw

As an Anxious Mom, I Remind Myself You Were God’s Child First

I remember bringing that squishy baby home from the hospital. His 9-pound birth weight didn’t label him as scrawny by…

Faith, Motherhood
May 22, 2022
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By Makayla Hancock-Harris

Home is Holy Ground

Some days, I wake up and walk around my house feeling my chest rise looking at the chaotic mess I…

I Want My Kids To Know God’s Always There

Faith, Motherhood
May 21, 2022
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By Emily Roussell

I Want My Kids To Know God’s Always There

A few months ago, my friend lost his dad. And it impacted our community profoundly. Because he loved SO BIG.…

As My Children Grow, I Miss It All—Even the Sick Days

Kids, Motherhood
May 21, 2022
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By Abbey Feldkamp

As My Children Grow, I Miss It All—Even the Sick Days

I whisk my daughter through the doors of urgent care and cradle her head as I stand behind three other…

Life with Autism Is Full of Ticking Time Bombs

Kids, Motherhood
May 20, 2022
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By Linda Orleans

Life with Autism Is Full of Ticking Time Bombs

Many of us who live with autism are familiar with the comings and goings of the ticking time bomb—one that…

In Motherhood, Grace Makes up the Difference

Faith, Motherhood
May 19, 2022
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By Jessica Krassow

In Motherhood, Grace Makes up the Difference

Today, I have been the mean mom, the tired mom, the overwhelmed mom, the anxious mom, the impatient mom, and…

Motherhood
May 19, 2022
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By Anna-Louise Osborne

Dear Mom, Your Best Is Enough

I am my own worst enemy—I forget to let myself off, give myself time, free myself of guilt. I am…

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 18, 2022
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By Jillian Van Hefty

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

The arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…

Motherhood

Being the Mother of an Athlete Means Learning to Let Go

My Little Girl Has Big, Brave Dreams

Thanks For Leading by Example, Mom

Dear Introverted Mom, Take that Break

As an Anxious Mom, I Remind Myself You Were God’s Child First

Home is Holy Ground

I Want My Kids To Know God’s Always There

As My Children Grow, I Miss It All—Even the Sick Days

Life with Autism Is Full of Ticking Time Bombs

In Motherhood, Grace Makes up the Difference

Dear Mom, Your Best Is Enough

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

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