I’m Not the Mom I Thought I Would Be, but I Am the Mom They Needed
Way before I had kids, I knew what kind of mom I wanted to be. I envisioned a perfectly clean…
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By Kelly Odom The Playset Belongs to Another Little Boy Now
It’s 12:38 p.m. I’m fixing lunch. It’s the end of spring break, the last spring break. It’s my son’s senior…
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By Erin Eddy There’s Beauty In the Teen Years Too
From the random dirty dishes presently cluttering our basement to the constant eye-rolling I'm privy to, it's evident that there…
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By Emaline Ashe We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Ready to Fly
Collective memories from my son Aiden’s childhood are some of my most prized possessions. Reflecting on these memories is both…
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By Amy Martin I’ll Always Have More To Tell You
My newly driving 15-year-old grabbed his book bag and yelled, “Bye Mom!” on his way out the door. I managed…
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By Crystal Fulmer My Daughter Leading Worship is Beautiful Grace
She’s 13 and it feels like she’s always been with me. She's gone through five moves, the loss of her…
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Your Teenage Son Still Loves You—Just Differently
My eldest is turning sixteen in a little over three weeks. I still remember his hand in mine—up to the…
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By Kelsey Scism Nobody Talks about This Part of Senior Year
Here’s what we know about senior year: It goes by fast. It’s full. It's emotional. It’s busy. Each successive last…
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They Say Teens Will Come Back To You, But This Part Feels Hard
People tell me, "She'll come back to you." I hold onto those words like a lifeline, repeating them in my…
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By Katie Branley Building a Bridge through These Middle Years
“Then I don’t even want to go!” my son yelled at me from his perch atop our stairs. Red-faced and…
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Parenting Teens Is Like Teaching Them to Walk All Over Again
When my children were toddlers, I vividly remember the first wobbly steps they took. I hovered close enough to catch…
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To My Teen: I’m Still Here
Dear teenage son, I know there's a lot you don't say. There are weights you carry on your ever broadening…
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