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Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Motherhood, Teen
April 18, 2024
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By Amy Keyes

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…

We’re Walking the Road of Twin Loss Together

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
April 17, 2024
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By Crystal Fulmer

We’re Walking the Road of Twin Loss Together

He climbed into our bed last week, holding the teddy bear that came home in his twin brother's hospital grief…

Somewhere Between Wife and Mom, There Is a Woman

Living, Motherhood
April 16, 2024
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By Chantel Matthews

Somewhere Between Wife and Mom, There Is a Woman

Sometimes, it’s hard to remember there is a woman behind the mom. At home, you feel caught between two worlds.…

Friendship Looks Different Now That Our Kids Are Older

Friendship, Living, Motherhood
April 15, 2024
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By Samantha Krieger

Friendship Looks Different Now That Our Kids Are Older

When my kids were young and still in diapers, my friends and I used to meet up at Chick-fil-A for…

Grief, Loss
April 10, 2024
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By Calleen Petersen

Giving Voice to the Babies We Bury

In the 1940s, between my grandmother’s fourth child and my father, she experienced the premature birth of a baby. Family history…

I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?

Grief, Living, Loss
April 8, 2024
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By Louisa Vilardi

I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?

No one is really ever prepared for loss. Moreover, there is no tutorial on all that comes with it. Whether…

Kids, Motherhood
April 7, 2024
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By Taylor Hagemeyer

A Mother’s Love is the Best Medicine

When my kids are sick, I watch them sleep and see every age they have ever been at once. The…

Living, Motherhood
April 6, 2024
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By Becky Kraenow

Here’s to the Saturday Mornings

Here’s to the Saturday mornings—the part of the week that kind of marks the seasons of our lives. I’ve had…

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 5, 2024
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By Lizzie Michalak

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

We’re doing it. We’re applying, touring, and submitting pre-school applications. It feels a lot like my college application days, and…

Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel

Motherhood, Teen
April 2, 2024
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By Debra Caffrey

Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel

So much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…

Faith, Living
April 1, 2024
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By Leslie Rowe

Mad Martha, Mary, Mom, and Me

As a brand-new, born-again, un-churched Christian fresh in my new faith with zero knowledge of the Bible, I am steaming,…

This is the Bittersweet Goodbye to the Baby Years

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
April 1, 2024
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By Kim Howard

This is the Bittersweet Goodbye to the Baby Years

Last August, I had my last baby. Oof. Even typing those words makes my heart ache. There’s something so final,…

Motherhood

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

We’re Walking the Road of Twin Loss Together

Somewhere Between Wife and Mom, There Is a Woman

Friendship Looks Different Now That Our Kids Are Older

Giving Voice to the Babies We Bury

I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?

A Mother’s Love is the Best Medicine

Here’s to the Saturday Mornings

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel

Mad Martha, Mary, Mom, and Me

This is the Bittersweet Goodbye to the Baby Years

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