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Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 30, 2024
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By Jennifer JennyMac McCarthy

The Last Size Small

It’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…

Grown Children, Living
June 27, 2024
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By Vicki Bahr

Grandchildren Grow Up Even Faster

One of my favorite pictures is the one taken of our two daughters-in-law standing belly-to-belly at their baby shower. They…

Motherhood
May 24, 2024
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By Heather Spiva

They Won’t Need You This Way Forever

This last week at church, I sat behind a little boy. As we stood to sing worship songs, he continued…

Motherhood
May 21, 2024
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By Leslee Madsen

I’ll Miss This When My Kids Grow Up

Recently, I had a friend ask if she could interview me and several other mothers for a class she was…

Kids, Living, Motherhood
May 19, 2024
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By Savannah Lyon

Dear Graduate, I Love You Forever

I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…

Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
May 5, 2024
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By Savannah Lyon

Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already

I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 5, 2024
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By Lizzie Michalak

Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go

We’re doing it. We’re applying, touring, and submitting pre-school applications. It feels a lot like my college application days, and…

Soak in the Moments because Babies Don’t Keep

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
February 8, 2024
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By Sarah Nichols

Soak in the Moments because Babies Don’t Keep

I love marking the moments, the ones that count—making a note and storing them for memory. But I often miss…

Motherhood
December 9, 2023
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By Amanda Crews

Loving You is a Beautiful Journey

I wish I could bottle up all the little giggles, the sound of little feet running wild throughout our home,…

Stop Putting an Expiration Date on Making Memories

Kids, Motherhood
November 29, 2023
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By Whitney Britton

Stop Putting an Expiration Date on Making Memories

We get 12 times to play Santa (if we’re lucky). This phrase stopped my scroll on a Sunday evening. I had…

Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos

Kids, Motherhood
November 4, 2023
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By Shalene Roberts

Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos

I missed my grocery-shopping buddy the other day. Mondays are usually the days my littlest and I knock out our…

Motherhood, Teen
October 25, 2023
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By Della Cassia

I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone

They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…