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Dear Husband of an Overwhelmed Wife: She Needs a Break

Marriage
August 4, 2020
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Eberspacher

Dear Husband of an Overwhelmed Wife: She Needs a Break

Alright hubbies, listen up! It’s just before the school year starts, it’s been the longest summer eeeever. Your wife is…

To the Mom Chasing Perfection, Be Kind To Yourself

Motherhood
June 25, 2020
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By Kristin Hackman

To the Mom Chasing Perfection, Be Kind To Yourself

Imagine standing in a hot room in June, you are sweaty, sleep-deprived, and starving because for the last 24 hours…

You Can Live For Others For a Long Time, But You Can’t Do it Forever

Friendship, Living
March 13, 2020
5K Views
6 Minute Read

By Danielle Peterson

You Can Live For Others For a Long Time, But You Can’t Do it Forever

I entered adulthood with an entire luggage cart of baggage from a fractured childhood. There was the time from before…

Friendship, Motherhood
February 28, 2020
5K Views
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By Kacie Duncan

Take the Girls’ Trip

I’m going to say something that is not the most popular thing for a wife and/or mother to say but...…

This Is the Year to Find Yourself Again, Mama

Products We Love
January 2, 2020
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4 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

This Is the Year to Find Yourself Again, Mama

I became a mom nearly four-and-a-half years ago when my husband and I welcomed a sweet son into this world.…

Motherhood
January 2, 2020
59.2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Jorrie Varney

Why Tired Moms Stay Up Late

I got up around 5:30 this morning. I do that five days a week so I can get my son…

Motherhood
November 6, 2019
16.6K Views
5 Minute Read

By Kate Swenson

I Fear I’ve Lost Myself To Motherhood

I always wanted to be a mom. Heck, I think I played babies and house until I was a tween.…

You Carry Your Children’s Burdens⁠—But Who’s Carrying Yours?

Faith, Motherhood
November 5, 2019
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4 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Spencer

You Carry Your Children’s Burdens⁠—But Who’s Carrying Yours?

I was talking to my sister the other day, and she told me her teenage daughters (the two older of…

You Carry the Weight of Your Family on Your Shoulders, Mama—Cry if You Want

Motherhood
October 25, 2019
28.8K Views
2 Minute Read

By Caitlin Fladager

You Carry the Weight of Your Family on Your Shoulders, Mama—Cry if You Want

It’s okay, momma. It’s okay to lock yourself in the bathroom and cry on the floor when it’s all just…

Faith, Motherhood
September 13, 2019
15.3K Views
5 Minute Read

By HVFH Contributor

Dear God, I’m Just So Tired

As I walked out the door, I frantically made a mental check of the amount of money in my wallet…

Living
August 16, 2019
3.0K Views
3 Minute Read

By Tierney Cashman

I Fought This Little White Pill

My nightmare-inducing, heart palpitating, fear enveloping anxiety has been at an all-time high since the birth of my newborn. The…

Living
August 10, 2019
2.7K Views
4 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You

It was a single picture of me that did it. I looked at it on my screen and saw "me"…

Self-care

Dear Husband of an Overwhelmed Wife: She Needs a Break

To the Mom Chasing Perfection, Be Kind To Yourself

You Can Live For Others For a Long Time, But You Can’t Do it Forever

Take the Girls’ Trip

This Is the Year to Find Yourself Again, Mama

Why Tired Moms Stay Up Late

I Fear I’ve Lost Myself To Motherhood

You Carry Your Children’s Burdens⁠—But Who’s Carrying Yours?

You Carry the Weight of Your Family on Your Shoulders, Mama—Cry if You Want

Dear God, I’m Just So Tired

I Fought This Little White Pill

To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You

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So God Made a Mother