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I’m Learning to Hold My Children Loosely

Faith, Kids
November 24, 2018
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By Shelby Spear

I’m Learning to Hold My Children Loosely

Let me set the record straight: I am terrible at holding my children loosely. So, there’s that. However, I am…

Sometimes I Really Am Not Good Enough For My Kids

Motherhood
November 20, 2018
10.6K Views
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By Krista Hager

Sometimes I Really Am Not Good Enough For My Kids

A lot of discussion percolates around mom guilt, and why moms just need to let it go. In most cases,…

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
November 18, 2018
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By Kelly Houseman

Right Now, It’s My Job to be Tired

To celebrate my birthday last month, I spent that night from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day whooping…

Dear Kids, Raising You is Hard, But It’s The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done

Kids, Motherhood
November 15, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Kids, Raising You is Hard, But It’s The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done

Dear Kids: I know I complain a lot. I know you see my frustrations and my struggles and how tired…

Please Don’t Tell Me How to Raise My Kids in This Digital Age—I’m Doing My Best

Kids, Living, Motherhood
November 8, 2018
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6 Minute Read

By Genevieve V Georget

Please Don’t Tell Me How to Raise My Kids in This Digital Age—I’m Doing My Best

I was at a wedding a little while ago, sitting next to a grandmother of three young children. “Honestly,” she…

Motherhood
November 7, 2018
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By Amy Weatherly

This is the Face of a Mama Who’s Trying

This is the face of a momma who had a rough night and then woke up and had a rough…

Motherhood
November 6, 2018
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2 Minute Read

By Anneliese Lawton

I Didn’t Know Motherhood Would Break Me

Did you expect motherhood to look like this? The truth is, neither did I. I prepared myself the best I…

Dear Mom, Thanks for Still Mothering Me in This Exhausting Stage of Motherhood

Motherhood
November 5, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Mom, Thanks for Still Mothering Me in This Exhausting Stage of Motherhood

Dear Mom, It feels weird to be in my forties and still say I need you. But I do. Your…

Sometimes I Have to Escape to be a Better Wife and Mom

Motherhood
November 2, 2018
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4 Minute Read

By Lisa Kaastra

Sometimes I Have to Escape to be a Better Wife and Mom

It’s been one of those un-Instagram-worthy years. The kind that makes you want to grab a thick eraser and make…

Children Don’t Get Easier, We Just Get Stronger

Inspiration, Mental Health, Motherhood
November 2, 2018
10.5K Views
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By Gail Hoffer-Loibl

Children Don’t Get Easier, We Just Get Stronger

“This too shall pass.” As mothers, we cling to these words as we desperately hope to make it past whichever…

Kids, Motherhood
October 30, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Kids, When I Let You Fall

When you were small, I watched you fall a million times. Learning how to walk, running after the dog, chasing…

Motherhood
October 29, 2018
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4 Minute Read

By Charissa West

You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty, Mama

I have a horrible habit that I really need to drop. I’ve noticed other mothers have this bad habit too.…

parenting

I’m Learning to Hold My Children Loosely

Sometimes I Really Am Not Good Enough For My Kids

Right Now, It’s My Job to be Tired

Dear Kids, Raising You is Hard, But It’s The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done

Please Don’t Tell Me How to Raise My Kids in This Digital Age—I’m Doing My Best

This is the Face of a Mama Who’s Trying

I Didn’t Know Motherhood Would Break Me

Dear Mom, Thanks for Still Mothering Me in This Exhausting Stage of Motherhood

Sometimes I Have to Escape to be a Better Wife and Mom

Children Don’t Get Easier, We Just Get Stronger

Dear Kids, When I Let You Fall

You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty, Mama

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So God Made a Mother