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It’s Our Job as Parents to Carry the Weight of the World So Our Kids Don’t Have To

Kids, Motherhood
March 18, 2020
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By Casey Huff

It’s Our Job as Parents to Carry the Weight of the World So Our Kids Don’t Have To

I was eight years old, sitting in elementary school computer class with a friend (no doubt playing KidPix, Oregon Trail,…

Motherhood
March 18, 2020
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By Suka Nasrallah

Motherhood Has Made Me Soft

Motherhood made me soft. It’s given me a heart that shatters over a scraped knee, and it’s turned my nerves…

Child, Motherhood
March 14, 2020
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By Traci Hoy

It’s a Joy to Be Broken For You

I can’t feel my arm—it’s bent around the headrest behind me to hold your hand as you fall asleep. Your…

Living, Motherhood
March 12, 2020
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By Kacie Duncan

I’m a Working Mom and it Works For Me

Being a nurse and mama is hard work. Heck, being a mom is hard work. Shoutout to the SAHMs who…

Kids, Motherhood
March 11, 2020
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By Ruth Song

Monsters Aren’t Real, But My Love is

It’s 2 a.m. and I am startled awake by my 8-year-old, “Mom, I’m scared, can I sleep with you?” This…

Dear Middle Child, I See the Beauty in You

Kids, Motherhood
March 10, 2020
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By Nicole Lasley

Dear Middle Child, I See the Beauty in You

You came into this world and taught me love I never knew. I worried my heart could never hold the…

Baby, Motherhood
March 9, 2020
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By Caroline Murray

I’ll Always Want Another Baby

I don’t think I’ll ever not want another baby. I’ll be wandering the mall to pick up some new things…

Motherhood
March 8, 2020
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By Dana Frutos

Love Your Kids With All Your Might

As a child care provider and educator, there has always been so much I’ve wanted to tell parents. There are…

Nothing Is More Humbling Than Learning to Be Your Mama

Motherhood
March 7, 2020
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By Krista Ward

Nothing Is More Humbling Than Learning to Be Your Mama

I didn’t know. I didn’t know it would be this hard. That I’d be this tired. That I’d get so…

Faith, Motherhood
March 1, 2020
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By Audra Powers

From the Tired Mom in Need of Grace

Hi God, it’s me . . . the tired mom. I was up all night with a sick baby. Every…

I Watch Them From a Distance a Little More Every Day

Kids, Motherhood
February 28, 2020
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By Jaymi Torrez

I Watch Them From a Distance a Little More Every Day

It happened today—the thing the wise mothers and grandmothers and great grandmothers from generations past have warned me about. The…

You Never Really See Them Growing Up, But They Do

Kids, Motherhood
February 28, 2020
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By Ashley Bufe

You Never Really See Them Growing Up, But They Do

When do they grow up? I'm really not sure. It must be sometime in between the diaper changes and homework…

raising kids

It’s Our Job as Parents to Carry the Weight of the World So Our Kids Don’t Have To

Motherhood Has Made Me Soft

It’s a Joy to Be Broken For You

I’m a Working Mom and it Works For Me

Monsters Aren’t Real, But My Love is

Dear Middle Child, I See the Beauty in You

I’ll Always Want Another Baby

Love Your Kids With All Your Might

Nothing Is More Humbling Than Learning to Be Your Mama

From the Tired Mom in Need of Grace

I Watch Them From a Distance a Little More Every Day

You Never Really See Them Growing Up, But They Do

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