Our Kids Carry Burdens, Too
I looked over at him while we were sitting in the carline and realized his backpack was twice as big as him. This morning, we actually traded his…
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I Am Done Letting Pressure Rule Her Childhood
I scratch my daughter’s back. I read to her. I lay on her floor until she falls asleep and then I tiptoe over to the door and quietly try to turn…
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We Weren’t Meant to Walk Through Hard Seasons Alone
Have you ever experienced a season of parenting that feels especially hard? Where the questions outnumber the answers? Where you find yourself…
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I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers
If you are the parent of a teenager, you’ve probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real world is. We talk about how they get to…
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I Just Can’t Balance it All
I decided to stop using “balance” to describe how I manage life as a grown-up. Partly because “balance” conjures up images of ledgers with…
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To the Mom With Holiday Anxiety
I love the holidays. Really, I do. But if I could get past my anxiety surrounding almost every little thing that makes up the holidays, I know I…
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It’s OK to Admit You’re Not OK, Mama
To all the other mama bears struggling with postpartum mood disorders, I want to let you know that it really, truly, absolutely is OK to NOT be…
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Dear Mama, God Can Handle Your Emotions
Dear mama, As we all know, motherhood is such an incredibly vulnerable time of life. Emotions tend to run high. I have found that when I am…
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I Don’t Have Anxiety—But My Husband Does
I don’t have anxiety but my husband does. We should have realized this years ago but we missed it. The realization came suddenly and as…
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Sometimes We Don’t Realize We’re Doing Too Much Until it All Comes Crashing Down
It’s quiet. Sunday morning. Early. Damp, gray clouds settled in overnight smothering the sun’s scheduled appearance. Our part of the world…
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