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Spanking Made Us Parents We Didn’t Want To Be

Faith, Motherhood
January 29, 2023
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By Her View From Home

Spanking Made Us Parents We Didn’t Want To Be

Fourteen years ago when my husband and I were preparing for our first child, we felt we already had several…

Motherhood
January 28, 2023
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By Jenna Stehler

Let Your Kids See Your Feelings Too

I’m a mom to two exceptional kids–one with big emotions and one with a big heart. What that looks like…

Kids, Motherhood
January 21, 2023
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By Christa Barnet

God Gave Him Bigger Feelings

He came home from school last week and asked, “Why do I get so angry but my friends never do?…

We Have a Big Family and Wouldn’t Change a Thing

Kids, Motherhood
January 21, 2023
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By Jules Millward

We Have a Big Family and Wouldn’t Change a Thing

I have just had my fourth baby. A baby who wasn’t expected but very much wanted and very much loved…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
January 18, 2023
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By Briana Bradley Wilson

To the Mom of the Rebellious Teen

There is a pain that hides behind the eyes of the mom of a rebellious teen. A weariness from worry.…

Faith, Motherhood
January 10, 2023
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By Lizzy Christian

She Just Needed to be Held

“She just needed to be held,” I texted my husband after a two-hour battle to get my 3-year-old to bed.…

Kids, Motherhood
January 9, 2023
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By Amy Allender

In Defense of the Stubborn Child

“Lamp. Lamp. Laaaaamp,” my 2-year-old son screamed while stomping his feet. Tears were running down his face and snot was…

Dear Stepdaughter, You Aren’t “Mine” but I Love You as My Own

Kids, Motherhood
January 7, 2023
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By Lorin Hawks

Dear Stepdaughter, You Aren’t “Mine” but I Love You as My Own

First off, I love you. I wasn't there the day you were born or when you got your first tooth.…

10 Realistic Resolutions for Moms to Make (and Keep) This Year

Living, Motherhood
December 30, 2022
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By Megan LaPorta

10 Realistic Resolutions for Moms to Make (and Keep) This Year

As we turn the calendar to January again, here are 10 realistic New Year's resolutions worth making—and keeping. 1. Stop…

Grown Children, Motherhood
December 29, 2022
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By Laura Mendenhall

My Mom Made It Look So Easy

I assumed I’d have turnkey kids. In my mind, I was a turnkey kid. I survived the toddler stage, complied…

Divorce Improved My Relationship With My Teens

Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Teen
December 14, 2022
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By Jami Worthington

Divorce Improved My Relationship With My Teens

I’m in the car, utterly exhausted, back aching. My 17-year-old son is in the passenger seat, his attention glued, as…

If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You

Motherhood
December 12, 2022
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer

If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You

How desperately I wish you could read this as you stand at the precipice of parenthood. I know how scared…

parenting

Spanking Made Us Parents We Didn’t Want To Be

Let Your Kids See Your Feelings Too

God Gave Him Bigger Feelings

We Have a Big Family and Wouldn’t Change a Thing

To the Mom of the Rebellious Teen

She Just Needed to be Held

In Defense of the Stubborn Child

Dear Stepdaughter, You Aren’t “Mine” but I Love You as My Own

10 Realistic Resolutions for Moms to Make (and Keep) This Year

My Mom Made It Look So Easy

Divorce Improved My Relationship With My Teens

If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You

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