We Remember the Way Grandmas Made Us Feel
Across my aunt’s dining room table are black and white pictures and handwritten letters from decades before I was born.…
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By Linda Orleans My Relationship with my Mom Changed after I Became a Mother
In my younger years, I felt that my mom thought in mainly black and white ideals. People either behaved poorly…
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I’m Holding Tight to Nine
Nine is a tenuous age–she walks a tightrope between the play of a child and the poise of a teen.…
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My Son, You Are a Gift from God
The hour of the night is late, maybe two or three in the morning. The only noise that surrounds me…
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Motherhood is My Favorite Season
When I found out I was pregnant I thought, “This is my favorite season. It can’t get better than this.”…
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There’s No Such Thing as a Perfectly Balanced Life
Balance—let me tell you what I’ve learned about it. Almost seven years into motherhood, I’m finally starting to understand what…
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Today I Washed Your First Load of Laundry
I’m 31 weeks pregnant today. For a while, whenever I’d begin to get a let’s get nesting, I’m not ready…
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By Marissa Khosh A Child’s Diagnosis Changes a Parent
What if something is wrong that we can't see from the outside? I wish her next cardiologist appointment was not…
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By Dawn Byington The Son We Lost Is Safe In My Mother’s Heavenly Arms
One night when I was five, two men knocked on our door. They didn’t say much but handed my mother…
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Dive In and Know You’re Not Alone
My husband and I have spent the past several months helping our children—particularly our 4-year-old—become more comfortable in the pool.…
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By Katie Revai LeFevre Things Can Get Heavy on Small Shoulders So a Mama Is Built to Carry It All
It was an ordinary, early Friday morning–one that found my children and I packing up for a trip out of…
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Here’s To the Tears We Don’t Cry
Watching a powerful scene in a movie. Reading the heartfelt sentiments written in a greeting card. Seeing live the victorious…
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