Living Our Part Of The Story.
“Why isn’t God still speaking to us today like He did in the Bible?” My son had just finished his biscuits and gravy, and his question...
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mommys15minutes
- Jun 11, 2019
- 2 min
Dad, You’re More Than Mr. Fix-It.
My dad has always kept a toolbox. In childhood, I remember all the shiny red drawers filled with nails and wrenches and every type of...
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mommys15minutes
- Sep 25, 2018
- 3 min
A Letter To My Sons. A Reminder to Catch Fireflies.
My boys, I’m writing to you now, as I’ve done many times since you were born and even before. Love letters to echo across seasons and...
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mommys15minutes
- Sep 20, 2018
- 3 min
Naming Baby #4.
It’s my fourth pregnancy, fourth boy. I’m 37 years old and 37 weeks along. Slightly dilated, halfway effaced, and on my 107th bedtime...
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mommys15minutes
- Sep 11, 2018
- 3 min
How To Join The Rescue. Remembering 9/11.
I look at the calendar each year and know it’s coming. A day bearing so much heartache and the weight of thousands of fallen heroes. I...
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mommys15minutes
- Aug 5, 2018
- 2 min
It’s Time for Kindergarten. And I Will Not Cry.
It’s time for kindergarten. And I tell myself, “Do not cry.” I cried the night before your first day of preschool and when you first...
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mommys15minutes
- Mar 29, 2018
- 3 min
I’ll Never Be Just A Stay-at-Home Mom.
I have a bunch of professional Mom friends – moms who doctor, teach, style, run companies, serve on mission. And I’m amazed at their...
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mommys15minutes
- Jan 5, 2018
- 3 min
The Best Gift My Mother-In-Law Gave Me.
My Mother-In-Law is gifted at giving gifts. Each candy-coated holiday, birthday, Christmas celebration is packed with presents and...
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mommys15minutes
- Sep 13, 2017
- 3 min
Struggles Of Being Mommy.
The morning was overcast and dark, yet I couldn’t find my sunglasses fast enough. I had my left hand on the steering wheel, digging...
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mommys15minutes
- Aug 14, 2017
- 4 min
A Mom, A Bible & A Highlighter.
“It’s about to get real.” Have you ever caught yourself repeating those words? Maybe as the contractions quickened in the hospital or...
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mommys15minutes
- Jun 27, 2017
- 3 min
A Lesson At The Playground.
“I’m proud of you,” I whisper into his three-year old ears as he falls asleep. So very proud. After the June sun set late tonight, sweaty...
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mommys15minutes
- Jun 23, 2017
- 4 min
Time to MOM UP.
Being a mom is hard, man. Like really hard. Hard like hearing your boy snap back that he’s so mad at you. Hard like figuring out Algebra...
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mommys15minutes
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
Why Syria Matters?
You can’t look away. In six years of civil war, Syria has lost 1% of its population — that’s an estimated 250,000. People. And that’s not...
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mommys15minutes
- Mar 6, 2017
- 3 min
When Mommy Is Tired Of It.
I’m tired of it. I’m tired of all the fussing and all the sweeping and all the folding and refolding and folding some more. I’m tired of...
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mommys15minutes
- Jan 24, 2017
- 3 min
A Note To My Kids On Social Media.
You watch me scroll. You watch me smile or frown or yell for your Daddy to “Listen to this.“ I’ve hurt my neck looking down at it; I’ve...
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mommys15minutes
- Jan 11, 2017
- 2 min
Mommy Confession: The Rules I Break.
Hi, my name is Jaclyn. And it’s time to fess up. So here goes– the Twitter version: I DO WHAT I TELL MY KIDS NOT TO DO. ALL THE TIME....
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mommys15minutes
- Oct 6, 2016
- 4 min
Because Woe is Me is Okay (until it’s me).
It’s 2pm, and I’m standing here alone in the kitchen, swallowing down the last crumbs of dry cereal from a plastic cup. It is not quiet...
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mommys15minutes
- Aug 25, 2016
- 3 min
Why Our Lives Don’t Revolve Around Chick-fil-A
As I start this post, I can still feel the “sticky” of the Polynesian sauce I didn’t fully get scrubbed off the kitchen table. That...
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mommys15minutes
- May 24, 2016
- 4 min
The Problem With Double-Stuffed Oreos.
Today, I rewarded myself with FOUR Double-Stuffed Oreos, and I was “this close” to making it to five. Of no surprise, this treat took...
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mommys15minutes
- May 17, 2016
- 4 min
Let Them Be Fierce.
Let me start by explaining I raise boys; three of them under my roof, but I’m writing this post very much aware of my nieces and other...
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