Helping a Friend Through Pregnancy Loss or Grief
Three years into our marriage, my husband and I lost our firstborn, a daughter we named Molly Ann, to a rare brain aneurism that we…
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Finding Time For Myself – Part Two
I firmly believe that every busy mom needs time for herself in order to maintain emotional, physical and spiritual reserves for our family, ministry and…
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Finding Time for Myself – Part One
One of the MomLife Today readers recently asked, “How do working moms get some ‘me’ time?” This is a question that I think can apply…
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Just Flush
“No sweetheart, you cannot take a picture of it.” Giant crocodile tears. With great angst… “I will never see this poo-poo again!” More loud, dramatic…
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Overcoming Adversity
I used to joke that if I wrote a book it was going to be called, “It was Funny, but Not Ha Ha Funny.” That…
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Teen Girls Asking – “Am I Ugly?”
Moms, Lets Counter the Trend of Our Girls Feeling Inferior! As a mom of an almost-12-year-old daughter – and a social researcher who has extensively…
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Helping Your Kids Understand Strengths and Weaknesses
Your tender-hearted daughter is in tears again, “Mama, Stacy is so mean. She said I can’t be her friend anymore. She likes Amy better than…
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My Child or Loved One was Diagnosed … Now What?
The other night I walked into my autism support group meeting and saw a new couple sitting at the table. They were hunched over and…
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Reading Bedtime Stories to Teens
“Teens” is not a typo. I’m not talking about reading to toddlers, although I could write passionately about the value of reading to little ones. Today…
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A Formula for Intimacy
“We’re going to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people kissing passionately for five seconds at the same time,” said MomLife…
