By Peyton Garland It Takes a Village, but You Have To Build It First
It doesn’t take a village to raise a child. You and your partner can go it alone. But the cost is…
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By Shannon Whitmore Long Distance Family Is No Match for Nana
My husband and I both grew up with one set of grandparents living across the street from us. We spent…
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By Beth Blamick 6 Tips for Raising a Godly Daughter Who Shines
“But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask of God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly— and it…
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By Hannah Dearth In An Age of Instant Gratification, Teach Your Kids the Power of Patience
As a parent to growing young children, I hear a lot of repeated questions. Is dinner finished now? Are we…
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Parenting Teens Is Like Teaching Them to Walk All Over Again
When my children were toddlers, I vividly remember the first wobbly steps they took. I hovered close enough to catch…
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Mom, You Were Enough
As a parent with children of my own, my mom will often apologize about my childhood when my siblings and…
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By Tracey Connors Kids Grow Up—It’s Not Sad, It’s Life
I remember the moment so clearly. It was as if something profound happened to make time stand still, yet it…
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By Lyncon Martinez I’ll Hold You Now Because You Won’t Be Little Forever
It's 3 a.m., and I am purely exhausted. I sit in silence listening to you breathe. I stare at your…
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By Her View From Home I Loved the Baby I Never Got to Meet
I woke up and my first thought was, “I don’t feel pregnant, at all.” I shrugged it off assuming I…
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The Truth Is Sometimes Moms Don’t Have Friends
As painful as it is to admit, I have no friends. Let me clarify. I have acquaintances with whom I…
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To My Teen: I’m Still Here
Dear teenage son, I know there's a lot you don't say. There are weights you carry on your ever broadening…
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By Kimberly Phyfe His Heart Belongs to Gaga
She didn’t start out as a Gaga. She started out as Grandma. A name my son couldn’t say for two…
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