Just You Wait, Mama
“Just you wait mama.” If I could pick one of the things I’m most tired of hearing as a mother, it would be that phrase. Since the day I…
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Battling the Darkness of Postpartum Depression
I felt it coming . . . that dreaded fog slowly rolling in. As my new baby lay peacefully sleeping on my chest, I felt it creeping in. Instead of…
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Motherhood Can Be Lonely Sometimes
Motherhood can be lonely sometimes. I know that seems like an odd thing to say. “How can you feel lonely? You have a child in your presence all…
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We Weren’t Meant to Walk Through Hard Seasons Alone
Have you ever experienced a season of parenting that feels especially hard? Where the questions outnumber the answers? Where you find yourself…
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I’m Winging This Motherhood Thing
I am a mom. Motherhood is my vocation. I have no idea what I’m doing. God did not give me any of the tools I need to do this job. I’m…
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Dear New Mom: Please Speak Up
Hi new mom. Old mom here. Yep. I’m a mom currently raising one teen and one pre-teen. It’s a whole new world where I’m at, but that…
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I Am a Struggling New Mom
I am a new mom. A struggling new mom. Typing that sentence gives me chills. What does it even mean to be a mom? If you asked me that when I was…
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They Said I’d Bounced Back, But I Felt Absolutely Awful
The first remark came two days after my daughter was born, as we stopped at the receptionist’s desk in the pediatrician’s office to make her…
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Postpartum Depression Stole My Joy, But God Gave it Back To Me
I have to admit, watching new moms on my social media feeds and out in public used to fill me with envy. These moms looked so proud and filled to the…
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Dear Expectant Mama, Here’s the Truth
To the expectant mother: Let me prepare you now by saying, whatever your expectations for how this day will go, throw them out the window. They are…
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