There’s Something Special about Band Kids
There is something incredibly special about band kids. The hours of practice that begin in elementary school. It’s the squeaking…
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By Tara Munjee Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom
How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…
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By Laura Bailey What Not to Say to a Mom Who Finally Has All Her Kids in School
My youngest daughter will start kindergarten in less than a week. She is the third of three girls, and after…
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By Amanda Ferguson I’ll Always Be Here Loving You
“Mommy, watch,” you say, as you are making a silly face with your tongue sticking out. That one little phrase…
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I Adopted Your Babies Today
I adopted your babies today. We’re smiling in the pictures, but I also feel the pain deep inside your heart.…
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By Krystal Sieben I’m Caught between Who I Am and Who My Kids Need Me to Be
I love my children enormously, but I don’t always love the details of mothering. Loving my kids looks like quiet…
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By Lauren Elizabeth Miller I’ve Got Toddlers and Teens and I’m Exhausted In Every Way
I have four kids, so I have felt many levels of exhaustion over the past 13 years since becoming a…
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A Mother Prays for Her Children When No One Else Is Watching
My worst fear had been realized. When I heard his feet hit the floor and his door open, I knew…
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Being Welcomed As a Stepmom Can Take Time: 8 Things To Remember
Becoming a stepparent actually doesn’t happen in one day or the day you say, “I do.” It takes time. Stepparenting…
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Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories
My (almost) 8-year-old daughter came in from tidying the yard and readying it for play to hand me the plastic,…
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I Wrote a Children’s Book So My Kids Could Meet My Mother
You rarely hear about relationships built between people who've never met, much less with someone who has passed on. The…
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By Her View From Home Dear Teachers, Thank You for Building Our Kids Up
Teachers, thank you for all you do for our kids and for the ways you build them up. This past…
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