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Kids, Motherhood
October 2, 2024
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By Marissa Khosh

A Child’s Diagnosis Changes a Parent

What if something is wrong that we can't see from the outside? I wish her next cardiologist appointment was not…

Today I Washed Your First Load of Laundry

Baby, Motherhood
October 2, 2024
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By Nicole Boswell

Today I Washed Your First Load of Laundry

I’m 31 weeks pregnant today. For a while, whenever I’d begin to get a let’s get nesting, I’m not ready…

Living
September 29, 2024
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By Emily A. Jarrett

Dive In and Know You’re Not Alone

My husband and I have spent the past several months helping our children—particularly our 4-year-old—become more comfortable in the pool.…

Things Can Get Heavy on Small Shoulders So a Mama Is Built to Carry It All

Motherhood
September 26, 2024
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By Katie Revai LeFevre

Things Can Get Heavy on Small Shoulders So a Mama Is Built to Carry It All

It was an ordinary, early Friday morning–one that found my children and I packing up for a trip out of…

Motherhood
September 23, 2024
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By Emily Hoban

Here’s To the Tears We Don’t Cry

Watching a powerful scene in a movie. Reading the heartfelt sentiments written in a greeting card. Seeing live the victorious…

We Have a Big Family and It Brings Us So Much Joy

Motherhood
September 23, 2024
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By Rachel M Redlin

We Have a Big Family and It Brings Us So Much Joy

I took a quick, no-biggy glance at the pregnancy test on a Monday afternoon. With a quick double take, my…

Faith, Motherhood
September 19, 2024
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By Jenna Kruse

I Never Thought I Could Be a Gentle Mom

I was a cussing mama. Yes, I was a mom who used four-letter words. And not in the lighthearted, in…

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 18, 2024
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By Hannah Sample

Thank You God for the Tiny Washcloths

It was a random night after bath time, and I was cleaning the bathroom mess while my husband tended to…

No One Warned Me How Overstimulating Motherhood Would Be

Motherhood
September 16, 2024
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By Skyler Dusenbery

No One Warned Me How Overstimulating Motherhood Would Be

No one warned me how overstimulating motherhood would be. The baby is crying. The kiddo is screaming. The dishwasher is…

Motherhood
September 14, 2024
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By Krystal Sieben

Give Me All the Rainy Days

Today was rainy. Like, all day rainy. The last three months have been a whirlwind of lacrosse camps, work, horse…

Motherhood
September 11, 2024
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By Sara Springer

The Baby Days Are Gone for Now

It turns out that baby fever is not limited to spring chickens with spry ovaries. The desire to inhale a…

We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough

Motherhood, Tween
September 10, 2024
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By Emily Schuch

We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough

My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…

parenting

A Child’s Diagnosis Changes a Parent

Today I Washed Your First Load of Laundry

Dive In and Know You’re Not Alone

Things Can Get Heavy on Small Shoulders So a Mama Is Built to Carry It All

Here’s To the Tears We Don’t Cry

We Have a Big Family and It Brings Us So Much Joy

I Never Thought I Could Be a Gentle Mom

Thank You God for the Tiny Washcloths

No One Warned Me How Overstimulating Motherhood Would Be

Give Me All the Rainy Days

The Baby Days Are Gone for Now

We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough

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So God Made a Mother