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Read more about the article What happened when a boy sent my daughter a horrid text message

What happened when a boy sent my daughter a horrid text message

  • Post author:Abby Johnson
  • Post published:November 10, 2021
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My oldest child, Grace, is nearly 15. While she is growing into a beautiful young woman, she is still a child and even though I trust her, I do check…

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Read more about the article Now is not my season to talk on the phone

Now is not my season to talk on the phone

  • Post author:Kristie Shifflett
  • Post published:November 7, 2021
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I have the worst time trying to talk on the phone these days. It occurred to me recently that maybe I need to just take the pressure off and acknowledge…

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Read more about the article Mom on TikTok shows reality of nursing

Mom on TikTok shows reality of nursing

  • Post author:Guest Post
  • Post published:November 5, 2021
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This poor mom on TikTok whose baby favors one breast over the other. If you have dealt with this, you know what it feels (and looks) like. Abbie Herbert and…

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Read more about the article 4 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Became a Mother

4 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Became a Mother

  • Post author:Manndi Maphies Wilkins
  • Post published:October 27, 2021
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Becoming a Mother is a mystical, magical, often messy experience so many women, including myself, are fortunate to know. It feels a bit like an elusive club, like the historic…

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Read more about the article This small act helps my child know my heart is always with her

This small act helps my child know my heart is always with her

  • Post author:Elizabeth Spenner
  • Post published:October 26, 2021
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Every time a mama watches her child walk away, she feels a piece of her heart walk away too; and wherever a mama's babies go, a piece of her heart…

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Read more about the article Being OK with the mom I am right now

Being OK with the mom I am right now

  • Post author:Trisha Bender
  • Post published:October 25, 2021
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It’s 10pm and the kids are snug in bed. I’m aimlessly scrolling on social media falling deeply down a rabbit hole. The voices inside my head start rambling. “Wow, look…

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Read more about the article I’m just not enjoying motherhood right now

I’m just not enjoying motherhood right now

  • Post author:Regan Long
  • Post published:October 24, 2021
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I’m not enjoying motherhood right now. I cringe and duck down as I share that, but it’s the truth. Before those attack me who can’t have children and before those…

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Read more about the article You are enough. Stop thinking otherwise.

You are enough. Stop thinking otherwise.

  • Post author:Cyndi Ferrell
  • Post published:October 19, 2021
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I have found myself asking the question “am I enough?” I lot lately. Was I enough for my kids? Do I work enough? Do I do enough ministry? Do I…

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Read more about the article Confession from a new mom: I struggled to bond with my baby

Confession from a new mom: I struggled to bond with my baby

  • Post author:Stephanie Amar
  • Post published:October 17, 2021
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I have a confession: I struggled to bond with my baby, it did not come instantly at all. It was a long struggle but the biggest lesson I learned was…

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Read more about the article How to encourage both working moms and stay-at-home moms

How to encourage both working moms and stay-at-home moms

  • Post author:Kelcey Grimes
  • Post published:October 6, 2021
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As I cross the mark of being a stay-at-home mom for as long as I was a working mom, I feel like it's time to share some insight and lessons…

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Read more about the article Your Kids Are Entitled— But Not How You Think

Your Kids Are Entitled— But Not How You Think

  • Post author:Angela Erickson
  • Post published:October 5, 2021
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I distinctly remember sitting in my car crying my eyes out in a parking lot in the cities. I had been told there was a meeting for an organization I…

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The Real Deal of Fostering: A Taste of Motherhood

  • Post author:Laura Angst Gartin
  • Post published:October 4, 2021
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Online training completed. Fingerprints and background check all good. Now I wait. I wait for a call to provide respite for a foster family. Behind the scenes of foster care…

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