Just Take the Family Photos
I debated taking family photos this past month. My body hadn’t been quite the same since I had my daughter.…
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By Heather Spiva They Won’t Need You This Way Forever
This last week at church, I sat behind a little boy. As we stood to sing worship songs, he continued…
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By Amy Keyes I Have to Step Back So My Teens Can Step Up
Raising teenagers is not for the faint of heart. I’m in the throes of it. If you’re treading lightly in…
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By Kim Hanson The Ravages of Schizophrenia: A Mother’s Perspective
Our bright, beautiful, beloved son was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his late 20s. Although the manifestation of his illness surfaced…
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As a Mom with ADHD, I’ve Learned to Be Kinder to Myself
At 2 a.m., I put the finishing touches on the three-tiered birthday cake. It was perfect. My 2-year-old would certainly…
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By Leslee Madsen I’ll Miss This When My Kids Grow Up
Recently, I had a friend ask if she could interview me and several other mothers for a class she was…
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By Savannah Lyon Dear Graduate, I Love You Forever
I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…
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The Baby I Prayed for Became the Daughter I Needed
It started with pain, doubt, and prayers just moments before they laid you in my waiting arms. The cumulation of…
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I Prayed for These Moments I’m Living with You
There’s a half-eaten, yellow Dum-Dum sucker stuck in the console of my dashboard, right in front of my gear shift.…
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When You Wonder, “Why Do I Even Try?”
I have thought these words to myself countless times in the past year. With a fresh teenager in seventh grade…
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Love Beyond Words
My daughter Lexi lost her words and some of her motor functioning when she was two years old. She was…
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There’s No One Who Gets It Like a Mom Friend
I made my first mom friend at six weeks postpartum. I was pushing our son in his brand-new stroller not…
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