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Kids, Motherhood
June 25, 2018
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By Sherry White

To the Mama Who Feels Angry

Raise your hand if you've found parenting is just as much about growing yourself as it is about growing your…

Dear Mama, Your Kids Love You Just the Way You Are

Kids, Motherhood
June 24, 2018
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By Mary Ann Blair

Dear Mama, Your Kids Love You Just the Way You Are

Recently, my husband and I took our two young boys to Southern California for our first big family vacation. Having…

Motherhood
June 23, 2018
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By JD Arbuckle

Dear Mama, That Hot Bath Can Wait

It had been a long day of appointments, chores, play dates, home cooked meals, and constant entertainment. I started my…

Kids
June 21, 2018
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By Heather Duckworth

The 18th Summer

I came home the other day after a long afternoon of running errands and this is what my front porch…

Infertility, Journal
June 19, 2018
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By Kerstin Lindquist

Where the Fear Lives

You’re tucked in and prayers are said. Last sips of water, last hugs, last kissing hands, and I have to…

Take It From a “Been There Done That” Mom: It All Flies By

Motherhood
June 19, 2018
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By Leslie Deane-Mountjoy

Take It From a “Been There Done That” Mom: It All Flies By

Dear first-time mom, I remember being you. Filled with life for the first time. Anticipating the arrival of my very…

Dear Husband, You Are the Perfect Man For Our Family

Motherhood, Relationships
June 17, 2018
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By Brynn Burger

Dear Husband, You Are the Perfect Man For Our Family

Sometimes parenting sucks, but you are perfect for this gig. When people describe parenthood to young couples with heart emoji…

What If All It Takes To Change the World Is a Good Dad and a Fishing Pole?

Journal, Kids
June 17, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

What If All It Takes To Change the World Is a Good Dad and a Fishing Pole?

There was a time, not long ago, when I would jump on Facebook every morning with pure enthusiasm. Starting my…

15 Truths About Parenting From My Dad, In His Own Words

Kids, Relationships
June 16, 2018
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By Elizabeth Spencer

15 Truths About Parenting From My Dad, In His Own Words

I didn't meet my dad when I was first born, because he was not there. Not in the room, which…

Kids
June 15, 2018
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By Emily Solberg

Thank You For Being a Dad Who Shows Up

This is for the dads who show up. This is for the dads who feel helpless and scared as they…

Kids, Motherhood, Relationships, Teen
June 15, 2018
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By Elizabeth Spencer

God Gave Me Teenagers

I am the mother of teenagers. If I say this in general conversation, I can pretty much bank on one…

Motherhood
June 14, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

A Mother’s Hands

Right now, as I look down at my hands, I notice—like most days—they are rough, cracked, and unpolished. There is…

parenting

To the Mama Who Feels Angry

Dear Mama, Your Kids Love You Just the Way You Are

Dear Mama, That Hot Bath Can Wait

The 18th Summer

Where the Fear Lives

Take It From a “Been There Done That” Mom: It All Flies By

Dear Husband, You Are the Perfect Man For Our Family

What If All It Takes To Change the World Is a Good Dad and a Fishing Pole?

15 Truths About Parenting From My Dad, In His Own Words

Thank You For Being a Dad Who Shows Up

God Gave Me Teenagers

A Mother’s Hands

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother