By Kimberly Phyfe I’m Learning To Be Both Mary and Martha
Here we are again—another familiar season in the church calendar, another return to the words that have shaped so many…
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By Megan Kewaza God Holds You As You Hold Everyone Else
She stands in the kitchen, hands trembling over the sink, tears she cannot let fall pressing behind her eyes. The…
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By Ashley Butler Sometimes Your Social Battery Runs Out—Even around People You Love
There’s a unique kind of guilt that comes with telling people you’re tired of being around them. Not because they…
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Dear Husband, I’m Sorry You’re Sick…But I’m a Little Jealous
“I thig I’b cubbing dowd with somethig.” Deeper voice than usual, muted consonants, eyelids at half-mast. Oh boy. I feel…
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By Claudia Caramiello Wintering is a Pause
The bustle of the holidays is over. Twinkling lights have been taken down, ornaments packed up, and grandparents have flown…
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By Krystal Sieben I’m Done Letting “Should” Do the Talking
I’m almost 12 years into this mom gig, and I’m finally, finally getting over a terrible case of the shoulds.…
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By Heather Spiva Cherish the Pauses in Life
“Pause!” said my youngest son, setting down this PlayStation console and heading to the bathroom for a quick break. “I’ll…
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By Kelsey Scism Don’t Just Tell a Mom to Take a Break, Do the Work So She Can
PSA for husbands, grandmas, sisters, kids, and all other well-meaning supporters of the mom break: Please don’t tell a mom…
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By Becky Kraenow Here’s to the Saturday Mornings
Here’s to the Saturday mornings—the part of the week that kind of marks the seasons of our lives. I’ve had…
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And Then, the Darkness Lifts
Today when I woke, it had lifted, like sunshine peeking after rain. And as my toddler clicked on the lamp…
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By Marissa Khosh Sometimes All We Can Do Is Say How Hard Motherhood Is
I have been sitting in the peace and quiet of the office to do some long overdue Bible study for…
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By Dawn Byington Sometimes I Am Job Asking God “Why?”
When I was a little girl, I watched my mother read her Bible all the time. She had a black…
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