By Kathryn Andersen Adventure Isn’t Over When You Have Kids—It’s Just Beginning
“I don’t want kids for a while,” my friend said, pushing her blonde ringlets behind her ears matter-of-factly. “There’s just…
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Do I Know How to Be Your Wife Anymore?
Sometimes it's easy to take you for granted. Sometimes it's easy to put my focus on other people, things to…
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By Alicia Searl This Season is About Them, But I Really Miss Us
This season is different. It is all-consuming. It is all about them, but I really miss us! Let me start…
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A Kitchen Doesn’t Have to Be Fancy to Be the Heart of a Home
The kitchen in my home is a sacred place. This humble place of mine has held the moments of our…
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By Amanda Crews A Mother’s Work May Go Unnoticed, But Her Love Never Does
Do you ever feel like a family doormat? Somewhere between December and January, this was me. I questioned: Does my…
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By Her View From Home We’re Raising a Family Below the Poverty Line and It’s Hard
My husband calls to tell me the car broke down on his way to work today, and my breath catches…
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By Audra Powers It’s Hard Raising My Family Far From My Own
I just dropped off my family at the airport. We had a wonderful, long weekend visit together. They live 2,000…
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By Kamrie Smith This Home May Be Old and Well-loved, But it Holds Our Precious Memories
My husband has a dream to build a home. Sometimes I think that would be great, everything would be fresh…
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By Jordan Morgan Home is Where You Make it—Even Without Family Nearby
It wasn’t a decision that was made lightly. I didn’t think it would be forever, maybe just temporary. Freshly married,…
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By Jessica Urlichs Motherhood is the Marathon I Didn’t Train For
Motherhood is the marathon I didn’t train for. It’s what we get up for, rain or shine, on broken sleep…
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By Jess Loseke Don’t Take It Personally When I Bail on You—I’m Just Trying to Survive
Some moms try to do all. the. things. It's me. I'm that mom. Why do I always say yes? Just…
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By Alicia Betz You’re Not Raising a House, You’re Raising a Family
My kitchen is a mess. There’s a “guest room” in my house that is really just a collecting place for…
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