By Shelbie Farmer Becoming a Mother Restored My Faith
Being your average southern girl, I was brought up in the Baptist church. Sunday mornings consisted of church pews, hymns,…
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By Karey Warriner Dear Kids, If I Go Before You Grow
“What if I die before they grow?" This question has haunted me every day since I became a mother at 18.…
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By Ashley LeCompte Just Because It’s a Hard Season Doesn’t Mean You’re a Bad Mother
We spent the morning sitting poolside for swim lessons. Flies swirled around us in an attempt to infiltrate the cardboard…
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By Stacy Bronec Dear Fellow Mom, I Want to be Your Friend, But I’m Too Shy to Say Hello
It would have been easy to raise my eyes from the kids playing and introduce myself. But I didn't. I…
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By Ashley Yarbrough I Thought I Was a Boy Mom—Then I Had Girls
I genuinely always saw myself as having a boy. When I discovered I was pregnant, my husband and I were…
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By Nicole Merritt Am I Doing Enough as Your Mother, Sweet Child?
I've got my eyes on you. And, do you know where they are looking? Right into your eyes and right…
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When She’s 15
Today, my daughter is 15. When your daughter is 15, you know you have been given a gift, even if…
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By Amy Byrne It’s OK to Hold Him a Little Longer
“He’s never going to learn to sleep on his own.” “You’ll never get your bed back.” “How do you plan…
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By Mia Carella Take That Break Before You Break, Mama
I was at my wit's end. My patience was worn down. Not to the nub. No. It was worn down…
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By Terryn Drieling Lord, Please Don’t Let Me Forget
Lord, please don’t let me forget the way it felt to have them growing inside me. Help me remember the…
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Mommy, Please Don’t Make Me Wait “Just a Minute”
“Just a minute, baby,” I say for what feels like the millionth time today. The baby’s crying because he wants…
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By Shannon Frost Greenstein When the Duty of Motherhood Calls, We Answer Over and Over Again
The phone rings. I check the contact on my vibrating cell; the name of the daycare is boldly illuminated in…
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