By Megan Kiger Stand Up, My Love—You Are Strong
Vindictive lunch hour tactics. Room temperature shoulders gone cold. Weaponizing the whites of their eyes, rolling them back and back…
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By Kayci Villarreal Even When it Feels Like I Can’t, I Keep Going
When I feel like I can’t do one more thing. When I am overwhelmed and touched out and lost in…
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A Strong Woman Does Not Always Feel Strong
You feel weak, mama, but you are strong We wear our strength in many forms, barely noticing the feats we…
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By Michelle Hurst Take Courage
My sophomore English teacher kicked off the school year by reading Anne Sexton on the first day of school, a…
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By Elizabeth Wiley An EF-3 Tornado Hit My Small Town. What It Can Teach Us about Strength.
It didn’t seem like a bad storm. In fact, I thought it would miss us. And I was a little…
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By Shannon Whitmore Accepting Help Takes Just as Much Strength as Giving it
I do not like asking for help. I have always considered it a sign of weakness. Even when someone offers…
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By Jennifer Bailey The Immeasurable Strength of a Parent in the Waiting Room
The longest hours for a parent are those spent in the hospital. There are 60 minutes in an hour, 3,600…
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The Quiet Strength of the Sibling Left Behind
My firstborn was six years old when her little brother was born. She beamed at the sight of him, holding…
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By Kelsey Scism You Have What You Need To Face the New Year—Whatever it Brings
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve thought, said, or heard the phrase I can’t wait for this…
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By Kayla Runkel 2020 Was Tough—But We Were Tougher
Dear son, These days, the sound of the television turning off is like music to my ears. I get the same…
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By Carole Johnston God Gave Me Strength When I Had None
It was a sunny, crisp October day. My son Andrew was two months old. My C-section line was equally new.…
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By Keegan Taylor To the Mother Fighting For Her Mental Health: Keep Going, Your Babies Need You
Suicide. Depression. Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Fatigue. These were common themes of my childhood. My paternal grandma committed suicide three years…
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