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I want my daughter to grow up knowing that she is intelligent, strong, powerful, and confident. I want my daughter to know that her outside beauty is not the most important piece of her but is only a small part of...
Anger towards our children is often an unspoken truth. It happens even to the most composed moms. Sometimes it even turns into rage. Mothers are indeed different in their practices, but we are adhered together by these children that...
Recently I was scrolling through Facebook and saw the most adorable picture of my friend’s little girl playing with her toys. Her cute little pig tails and big cheesy grin made me smile on a dark and dreary morning....
When my first child was a baby, I had all kinds of opinions about letting her watch TV. I didn't want to fry her brain! Or stunt her imagination! It was okay once in a while, but I should...
The entire time I was pregnant everyone told me: "you don’t really know what love it until you see that baby for the first time’. Every book I read implied the same, and my friends that were becoming mommas...
I love to travel and explore new places. A great thing about Michigan is there are so many great towns and cities like Lansing that all have something different to offer. So when I am feeling adventurous, day trips...
As I sat in church one Sunday morning, wrestling two small children in order to keep them quiet and happy during the Pastor's message, I heard a story that changed the way I think about choices I make every...
Although 23% of American families currently have just one child, the number was much lower when I was born in the 1980s. I forget that I'm fairly unique in being an only child. That is, until things on social media...
God blessed me with the tremendous gift of being a mother. He carefully chose me to be the mother of a sensitive and bright little boy and a feisty yet caring little girl. These children have changed me, there’s no...
