His Grace is All I Need
I was 17 the first time I stared down at two pink lines. Old enough to know they were the result of my own choices, but too young to understand how…
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Being the First Friend to Have Kids is Lonely
My friends and I had our whole futures mapped out back in high school. We knew just what we were going to do, when we were going to do it, and who we…
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I Wish I Could Be the Perfect Mother
I hate the feeling. All of the feelings of feeling like I have no idea what I’m doing. I don’t like to get too caught up in the idea that I’m…
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Dear Young Moms, You Are Doing Great
I turned around and looked behind me on the path today. I looked at all of you, with your new babies and gaggles of littles and your bags filled with…
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I’m Still Learning How to Be Your Mom
You’re my firstborn and only child right now. Unfortunately, that makes you the guinea pig baby, and I’m the guinea pig mom trying to figure this…
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Dear Young Moms, This Time Goes Faster Than You Could Ever Imagine
Walking thru Target early this morning—something I never do—I was overcome with emotion. Almost all of the customers in the store were young…
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But Then, God Sent You
You weren’t there when they laid her on my chest for the very first time or for the very first diaper change. You weren’t there when I rode…
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Mama, You’ve Never Been More Beautiful
I see you mama, and something about you has changed . . . I don’t think I’ve ever seen you more beautiful. You may have forgotten…
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Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again
Dear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before you know it”. I have…
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I Kept My Baby Even Though I Was 16
I kept my baby. Even though I was 16. Even though I didn’t know how I would. I kept my baby. Even when everyone told me “kids shouldn’t have…
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