I’m Learning To Be Soft and Strong
During the weeks we cared for my grandmother in hospice, survival mode felt necessary. There were medications to track. Visitors…
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By Elizabeth Pershing To the Widow Tired of being Strong
Intellectually, I understand the compliment given to me more times than I can count: "You are so strong." My first…
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By Latoya Samantha Smith When Strong Isn’t a Choice
Not even a week ago, I gave birth to my second baby. That feels strange to type, but here I…
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By Jennifer Thompson Life is Good. And It’s Hard.
The good things in life are also the hard things. Raising children is good. And it’s hard. Marriage is good.…
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By Kelsey Geiger To All the Mountains I’ve Ever Moved: Thank You for Making Me Brave
To all the mountains I’ve ever moved: The ones that tried to break me. The ones that left me breathless.…
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By Skyler Dusenbery Healing Is Not Linear
I was on anxiety medication for well over a year after my oldest was born. Then by God’s grace, I…
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By Madison Sabados My Mom Taught Me to Be a Fighter
My mama was a kind woman. She would do anything for anyone at any time. She had a heart of…
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By Emmy Craig Sensitive Sons Are Strong Too
My son has always been timid. When he was a baby, he cried when he lost his pacifier in his…
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By Deborah Ackerman When Life Fractures Us, We Keep Going
Back in early June of 2021, there was a first for me: dealing with a fracture. Not me though, my daughter. Montana had…
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What If Moms Didn’t Hide Their Tears?
This was a rough morning. I mean rough. I was fighting with my husband . . . again. Late for…
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By Maria Dimarzo Motherhood Made Me Strong In Ways I Never Imagined
"I could be the only one in a contest and still not win," I told myself as I wiped a…
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By Jena Garrett You Will Survive the Starting Over
It might be uncomfortable. It might be awkward. You might have to tell your 3-year-old that you won’t be living…
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