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Our Secret to a Happy Marriage? Separate Beds (Just Like the Sitcoms!)

Marriage
July 15, 2025
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By Ashley Ylvisaker

Our Secret to a Happy Marriage? Separate Beds (Just Like the Sitcoms!)

There are so many different ways couples and even families sleep. Some are cultural, some are out of necessity, some…

To the Mom with a Baby Who Doesn’t Sleep

Baby, Motherhood
September 7, 2024
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By Kim Howard

To the Mom with a Baby Who Doesn’t Sleep

To the mom whose baby doesn’t sleep, This is a hard season. Is there anything more maddening than having a…

Dear Exhausted New Parents, It Gets Better

Baby, Motherhood
May 23, 2024
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By Rachel Chin

Dear Exhausted New Parents, It Gets Better

I was a new mom to a cranky infant who refused to sleep at night unless I was cradling him…

Living, Motherhood
March 14, 2022
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By Alicia K. Albertson

We Overthinkers Never Sleep

It’s past 1 a.m., and I am still awake. Thinking. My brain doesn’t stop. It twirls with self-doubt and worry.…

Kids, Motherhood
February 3, 2022
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By Kim Howard

Naptime is For Me

It was 1 p.m., and the house was completely quiet. My two younger kids were napping and my oldest was…

Motherhood
December 14, 2021
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By Julie Jensen

Go Ahead and Take the Nap

It was 2:30 p.m., and I had just put the baby down for his afternoon snooze. My 4-year-old was thoroughly…

Everything Seems Better After a Good Night’s Sleep

Baby, Living, Motherhood
October 1, 2021
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By Natalie Howson Price

Everything Seems Better After a Good Night’s Sleep

I have learned that everything seems a bit brighter, and that life feels more manageable when I have had a good…

Baby, Motherhood
August 22, 2021
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5 Minute Read

By Kali Dawson

While She Sleeps, I Pray

While she sleeps, I'll examine her toes and smile at her sweet little legs. I'll smell her soft hair and…

Today You’re Still My Baby, So I’ll Hold You While You Sleep

Baby, Motherhood
November 21, 2020
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By Chelsey McCarthy

Today You’re Still My Baby, So I’ll Hold You While You Sleep

I’ll hold you while you sleep because you won’t always be this little. Some day in the not-so-distant future you’ll…

Faith, Motherhood
October 30, 2020
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By Courtney Devich

Give it To God and Go To Sleep

Thud. Thump. Thump. Thump. My eyes popped wide open. It’s just William turning over and hitting his head on the…

I Need You to Nap But I Miss You When You Do

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
August 16, 2020
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By Katelyn Brown

I Need You to Nap But I Miss You When You Do

Naptime. I yearn for it. I wait for it. I NEED it. Don’t get me wrong, being your mommy is…

Child, Motherhood
March 3, 2020
2.7K Views
2 Minute Read

By Katie Carrick

I’ll Hold You Tonight, Sweet Baby

Tonight, I let you drift asleep as I rocked you gently in my arms. I'm told I shouldn't do this.…

#sleep

Our Secret to a Happy Marriage? Separate Beds (Just Like the Sitcoms!)

To the Mom with a Baby Who Doesn’t Sleep

Dear Exhausted New Parents, It Gets Better

We Overthinkers Never Sleep

Naptime is For Me

Go Ahead and Take the Nap

Everything Seems Better After a Good Night’s Sleep

While She Sleeps, I Pray

Today You’re Still My Baby, So I’ll Hold You While You Sleep

Give it To God and Go To Sleep

I Need You to Nap But I Miss You When You Do

I’ll Hold You Tonight, Sweet Baby

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother