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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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Mar 21, 20202 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Sep 25, 20183 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Sep 20, 20183 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Sep 11, 20183 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Aug 5, 20182 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Mar 29, 20183 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Jan 5, 20183 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Sep 13, 20173 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Aug 14, 20174 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Jun 27, 20173 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Jun 23, 20174 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Apr 5, 20172 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Mar 6, 20173 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Jan 24, 20173 min read
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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....
mommys15minutes
Jan 11, 20172 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Oct 6, 20164 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
Aug 25, 20163 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
May 24, 20164 min read
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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...
mommys15minutes
May 17, 20164 min read
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