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Aidan’s Dog-Walking Business Got One Customer—And It Was Exactly the Right One

Kids, Living
July 20, 2025
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By Vicki Bahr

Aidan’s Dog-Walking Business Got One Customer—And It Was Exactly the Right One

My grandson, Aidan, turned 13 a couple of months ago and is very excited to be an eighth grader, the…

It’s the First and Last Year He’ll Be Wearing My Shoes

Kids, Teen, Tween
March 10, 2025
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By Jane Kim

It’s the First and Last Year He’ll Be Wearing My Shoes

When did this happen? My son and I have the same shoe size. The last month, here in the Northeast,…

Building a Bridge through These Middle Years

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
February 18, 2025
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By Katie Branley

Building a Bridge through These Middle Years

“Then I don’t even want to go!” my son yelled at me from his perch atop our stairs. Red-faced and…

Child, Motherhood, Tween
October 10, 2024
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By Dee Anna Hursey

I’m Holding Tight to Nine

Nine is a tenuous age–she walks a tightrope between the play of a child and the poise of a teen.…

Motherhood, Tween
May 8, 2024
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By Moriah Couch

No More Little Girl Shoes

When my daughter said she needed new shoes, I didn't think much of it, and we made a trip to…

I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 4, 2024
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By Kris Ann Valdez

I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can

This Christmas season, my husband took our laser light projector and aimed it at the Australian bottle tree in the…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 2, 2024
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By Joy A. Mead

Getting Glasses Can be an Adjustment

On their last break from school, my daughter and son happily enjoyed a nice week of catching up with friends…

Moms Take a Hard Look in the Mirror When Our Girls Become Tweens

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
April 9, 2024
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By Lori Jarrett

Moms Take a Hard Look in the Mirror When Our Girls Become Tweens

We all know about mean girls. They're in the movies we go to see, the television shows we watch, and…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
November 17, 2023
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By Jenny Albers

Sometimes I Miss Her

“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…

Motherhood, Tween
July 20, 2023
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By Lori Jude

While She’s Still Mine

I touched her hair today. The delicate, fully-formed, angel-baby droplet plucked intentionally off heaven's tree and placed in my belly…

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

Motherhood
July 5, 2023
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By Sarah Knutson

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

My (almost) 8-year-old daughter came in from tidying the yard and readying it for play to hand me the plastic,…

When Tweens and Teens Want To Talk, Stop Everything and Listen

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 16, 2023
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By Erin Leigh

When Tweens and Teens Want To Talk, Stop Everything and Listen

On Friday evenings, my husband and I usually have a date night at home. We put the children to bed,…

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Aidan’s Dog-Walking Business Got One Customer—And It Was Exactly the Right One

It’s the First and Last Year He’ll Be Wearing My Shoes

Building a Bridge through These Middle Years

I’m Holding Tight to Nine

No More Little Girl Shoes

I’ll Hold on To Moments of Childhood with My Preteen as Long as I Can

Getting Glasses Can be an Adjustment

Moms Take a Hard Look in the Mirror When Our Girls Become Tweens

Sometimes I Miss Her

While She’s Still Mine

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

When Tweens and Teens Want To Talk, Stop Everything and Listen

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother