By Drew Forsman Nobody Told You It Would Be like This
No-win situation. That's not exactly on the recruitment poster for motherhood. Motherhood was supposed to be full of happy moments,…
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By Kimberly Phyfe A Messy Kid is a Happy Kid
“A messy kid is a happy kid!” screams my son as he hurls himself off a tree limb and into…
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By Hannah Dearth It’s My Job To Love You, Not To Keep You from Being Bored
I hate to see you without a smile on your face. I don’t like it when you’re uncomfortable or unhappy,…
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By Her View From Home Oops, We Forgot to Have Sex This Summer
It's summer! The season of bikinis and pool parties and cocktails on the back deck. It's time to wear your…
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Slow Down a Little Mama
"Slow down, Mama," you seem to say. It doesn't all have to be go, go, go. Take a breath, Have…
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By Jessica Manack Mommy, Will You Play With Me?
Her little voice sounds through the rooms, "Can somebody come and play with me?" "Honey, just a few minutes, I'm…
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Parenting Is Constantly Walking that Fine Line
I suppose if you think about it . . . there's a fine line in most everything you do, and…
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The Kids are Grown—Now What?
Between video chats with our son stationed overseas, our daughter flits in and out our door from college while the…
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By Lisa Appelo Overwhelm Isn’t Just a Season For a Single Mom
Dear Single Mama, I’m sorry I never understood the load you carry. I get it now. I see the heaviness…
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By Tania Lorena Rivera Something Beautiful Happens When Your Parents Become Grandparents
Sometimes I watch my parents with my children, and I wonder who are these people and what happened to the…
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By Lisa Mullen My Challenging Child Taught Me How to Shepherd Hearts Not Behavior
My first child was relatively easy to parent. Oh, sure, he threw the typical toddler tantrums, and years three and…
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I’m Embracing Being a Single Woman and Mother
Looking around our world, we are shown images of an expectation of living life as a couple. Disney movies show…
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