By Sina Steele Mama In the Still, Small Hours
I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night. Like I actually can’t remember. I know that…
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By Ashli Brehm I’m Living That Thirtysomething Life—and It’s Wonderful
I shaved my face the other day. I was ridiculously excited about it, too. I anticipated the arrival of a…
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Motherhood is the Most Beautiful Kind of Heartache
It’s 11:57 p.m. My head hits the pillow and your cries hit the monitor. It’s a different night, but the…
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By Kathryn Stone You Are My Last, Sweet Baby
You are my last. My last scent of baby . . . my last newborn onesie . . . my…
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By Natalie Brenner Acknowledging the Loss in Adoption
“Don’t do it! Adoption is the worst!” His voice echoed through my entire body, his words hitting every unprepared…
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By Ginger Hughes This Mama Didn’t Know It Would Be The Last Time
I didn’t know lying there in that hotel room bed, the sound of the ocean blowing through the opened door,…
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By Becca Sitzes Learning to Embrace Beauty Instead of Pursuing Perfection
The other day I saw a photo of myself standing near a river with my daughter and unbidden, the thought…
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By Whitney Fleming What It’s Really Like to Live in a House With Teen Girls
Since first announcing I was pregnant with twin girls 14 years ago, the comments poured in from strangers. “Wait until…
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By Mary Ann Blair There’s Sweetness Inside These Rowdy Boys, Too
Yesterday, I took my three-year-old son to a small play area inside our local mall. I sat there watching as…
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By Carrington Cunnington When Parenting Costs Us Something
My girl woke up with a chip on her shoulder. Our day began with echoes of squabbling in the…
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By Jamie Sumner My Target Run Ended In Tears For the Best Possible Reason
I wandered into Target on a Wednesday afternoon for the same reason any mother does—to hit up Starbucks and the…
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By Abbie Dunlap These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
The sound of little feet slapping the wood floors. The way your dad's laugh echoes down the stairs from your…
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