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 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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We Have a Big Family and It Brings Us So Much Joy
I took a quick, no-biggy glance at the pregnancy test on a Monday afternoon. With a quick double take, my…
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By Betsy Moore She Has Her Mother’s Hands and Carries on Her Legacy
I remember my nana still in her nightgown sitting on a tall, metal step stool in her tiny kitchen drinking…
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My Heart Breaks for Our Babies
We sit at the table, the four of us, plates half-eaten and mouths full of food. Pass the ranch. Can…
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By Peyton Garland Little Boys Leave Bruises on a Mama’s Heart
I’m only 14 months into being a boy mama, but if you looked at my body, you’d think I’d spent…
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By Jenna Kruse I Never Thought I Could Be a Gentle Mom
I was a cussing mama. Yes, I was a mom who used four-letter words. And not in the lighthearted, in…
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I Hope You Love Being Grandparents
Dear grandparents, We are your children. As we have entered or are about to enter parenthood ourselves, we need your…
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By Hannah Sample Thank You God for the Tiny Washcloths
It was a random night after bath time, and I was cleaning the bathroom mess while my husband tended to…
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