Some Days You Need the Paper Plates
Look, I try to be eco-conscious, green, limit my single-use plastics, reuse, reduce, recycle. I made my college roommates collect…
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By Crystal Fulmer Do You Ever Feel Like a Fraud?
Hey, Momma. Do you ever feel like a fraud? Maybe it’s just me. Here I am . . . trying…
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By Colin Morris Senior Year Is Overwhelming For Moms Too
We are mothers. We do ALL the things. We are varsity-level, starting lineup, go-to DOERS. We are in the business…
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By Kelley Spencer When You Have Nothing Left, God Does
The uncontrollable tears streamed down my weary face. As I looked around and saw the piled laundry on the table,…
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Dear Mama, You’re Gonna Make it
Moms don’t need to hear we’re going to miss this. We need to hear we’re going to make it through…
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By Carly Berger Nguyen There Are a Million Reasons Being a Mom Is Hard
Being a mom is hard. The endless messes to clean up. The sleepless nights and sticky fingers touching everywhere. The…
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By Tiffany Reiger There Are No Awards For Mothers, But You’re a Good One Just By Showing Up
I don’t have a boss. And I’m glad I don’t. Because if someone came to evaluate my motherhood, I’m not…
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In the Hardest Moments of Motherhood, I’m Reminded to Look Up
It’s 3:00 in the afternoon, and you know the scene—I step on a tiny Barbie shoe as I’m walking to…
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By Jacqueline Miller My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Reminded Me I’m Doing Something Right
Yesterday I lost my mother-of-the-year award. Oh well, I was probably already out of the running. I’d been nagging my…
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Someday I’ll Be a Better Friend But For Now, Thanks for Waiting
I’m that friend. The one who takes forever to respond or sometimes doesn’t at all. She’s me. I’m the follow-up…
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When Motherhood is Overwhelming, I Remember How Blessed I Am
I look into this sweet, sleeping, peaceful face, and I’m so overcome with emotion and love. If one of the…
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No Wonder We Feel Like We’re Failing As Moms
Just thinking about it exhausts me: I’m talking about information overload—too many opinions, too many experts, too many research articles,…
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