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When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help

Cancer, Living, Motherhood
April 28, 2022
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By Charissa Bates

When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help

I’m a bundle full of fun. My list of fun things include being diagnosed with cancer at age 33, having…

Trying To Fill Your Own Cup Will Leave it Empty

Faith, Motherhood
December 12, 2021
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By Katie Sue Hoskins

Trying To Fill Your Own Cup Will Leave it Empty

Bad ideas usually come wrapped up in pretty little packages. I’m speaking, in obnoxiously broad terms, of the self-care-obsessed society…

Faith, Motherhood
November 11, 2021
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By Jennifer Bleakley

Go Ahead and Take 10 Sad Minutes

I could tell the moment she walked through the door that she’d had a hard day. Middle school is hard…

You Are So Much More Than a Before and After Picture

Living, Motherhood
July 7, 2021
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By Mandy McCarty Harris

You Are So Much More Than a Before and After Picture

I’m so sad about all the pictures I’ve taken in my life, believing that who I was at the moment…

I Need My Space and You All at the Same Time

Kids, Motherhood
June 26, 2021
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By Jennifer Thompson

I Need My Space and You All at the Same Time

This morning, as I was lying in bed with my comforter pulled over me and the fan rotating slowly overhead,…

Motherhood
May 28, 2021
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By Tiffany Frederick

In My 30s, I’m Choosing Me

I did it. I’m not sure what clicked. But hearing a message from a couple of different areas—in my faith,…

Living, Motherhood
May 21, 2021
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By Winnie Munroe

You Do Not Have To Earn Your Rest

You do not have to clean the entire bathroom in order to take a bath. You do not have to…

I Don’t Get Anything Done During Naptime And I’m Not Sorry

Baby, Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
February 24, 2021
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By Jennifer Bailey

I Don’t Get Anything Done During Naptime And I’m Not Sorry

For roughly the first 18 months of my son's life, I utilized naptime as a means to put the house…

Let’s Stop Pretending A Hot Shower Is A Good Enough “Break” For Moms

Motherhood
January 28, 2021
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By Casey Huff

Let’s Stop Pretending A Hot Shower Is A Good Enough “Break” For Moms

I schedule my laundry-folding sessions for the nights when my favorite show is on TV. I think the habit grew…

The Secret of the Mom Who Has it All? She’s Absolutely Exhausted.

Motherhood
January 12, 2021
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By Adria Giordano

The Secret of the Mom Who Has it All? She’s Absolutely Exhausted.

There’s a saying that goes something like this, “Put your oxygen mask on first then help your children . .…

Motherhood
December 29, 2020
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By Tiffany Frederick

Put Yourself First Sometimes, Mama

To the momma who is feeling every bit of being last: We all have those moments where we feel last…

Dads, You Can Have a Good Day or a Bad Day With Your Kids—It’s All in the Attitude

Fatherhood
December 15, 2020
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By Dan Kunde

Dads, You Can Have a Good Day or a Bad Day With Your Kids—It’s All in the Attitude

After a restless night with little sleep, I woke up Saturday in a less-than-positive mood. It was a rough morning…

Self-care

When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help

Trying To Fill Your Own Cup Will Leave it Empty

Go Ahead and Take 10 Sad Minutes

You Are So Much More Than a Before and After Picture

I Need My Space and You All at the Same Time

In My 30s, I’m Choosing Me

You Do Not Have To Earn Your Rest

I Don’t Get Anything Done During Naptime And I’m Not Sorry

Let’s Stop Pretending A Hot Shower Is A Good Enough “Break” For Moms

The Secret of the Mom Who Has it All? She’s Absolutely Exhausted.

Put Yourself First Sometimes, Mama

Dads, You Can Have a Good Day or a Bad Day With Your Kids—It’s All in the Attitude

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