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The Kids Aren’t Mine.
A new post for anyone else who’s found mothering to be hard today. It’s 2pm, and all I hear are running feet and slamming doors… I don’t...
mommys15minutes
Apr 18, 20164 min read
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The Night A Brownie Made Me Cry.
As mothers, we give up a lot for our kids. Of course, there’s sleep. Often, our bodies. Sometimes, our portions, our social lives, our...
mommys15minutes
Jan 19, 20162 min read
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Encouragement at 3AM if you’re holding baby in one arm & phone in the other…
3am comes with a wail, and my sleepy brain tells my sleepy body to — just get him up. Not necessarily baby at this point, but get up my...
mommys15minutes
Jan 15, 20163 min read
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UPDATE ON YOUR PRAYERS for our babies.
God with us. He is with us. Even today, when headlines shout “God Isn’t Fixing This” gun problem, carnage, this hateful, messy world, and...
mommys15minutes
Dec 4, 20153 min read
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Unwrapped.
The costumes are put away, and the pumpkin sits lonely and dark on the porch. I listen to the washing machine clean up the dirt carried...
mommys15minutes
Nov 1, 20153 min read
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When We Awaken To Fear.
I stood still and quiet in our kitchen. My phone connected to the little white cord that powers it; tethered to the room where meals are...
mommys15minutes
Oct 2, 20155 min read
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To The Mommy Who’s Cried These Tears
1pm, 10pm, 3am, 7:30am. I’m getting used to keeping times. He coughs in his sleep, and I listen closely for my name – “mommy.” He is two...
mommys15minutes
Sep 2, 20154 min read
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A Note To My Kids About Your Parents’ CHRISTIANITY.
My children, These times in which you are living are not easy. They are in fact hard and inflicted with hurt. What you read and observe...
mommys15minutes
Jun 29, 20153 min read
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A Post About Your Daddy.
My sons, You see him up early, almost everyday, a part of your morning that comes with a scooped-up hug and smile that makes you smile,...
mommys15minutes
Jun 15, 20153 min read
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The Difference A Year Makes.
I’ve seen plenty of them this week. I’m talking about those side-by-side snapshot comparisons of that nerve-rattled first day and last...
mommys15minutes
May 22, 20152 min read
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A Story of Hurt And Hope.
A tribute to my sister and all with mothering hearts this Mother’s Day. Let us find our joy. Pictured above is my sister and I embracing...
mommys15minutes
May 9, 20151 min read
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A Card For My Kids This Mother’s Day.
I noticed the box of art supplies was out of place, and their little hands had little stains that come from magic markers. Mother’s Day...
mommys15minutes
May 7, 20153 min read
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Mommy’s Outrage.
The day was beautiful, but it was ugly, too. Baltimore erupts into violence, anti-white activism. Death toll exceeds 3,800 in Nepal...
mommys15minutes
Apr 27, 20154 min read
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Why We Eat Candy at Easter.
As long as I can remember, I’ve always looked forward to spring. More time outside to play, less time until the school year’s end and...
mommys15minutes
Mar 27, 20154 min read
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How My Son Sees Me.
“Go Momm-meee.” His 2-year old voice trailing his 2-year old legs that have sped off to lap the round kitchen table. He is moving fast,...
mommys15minutes
Mar 23, 20152 min read
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Mom Guilt.
It hit me like the 2 tbsp of butter that sank to the bottom of the metal pot on the stove. My self-expectations of good parenting,...
mommys15minutes
Mar 7, 20154 min read
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Endangered.
My youngest will have surgery this month. He will go without food and drink for hours before. He will wear a teeny hospital gown that’s...
mommys15minutes
Mar 5, 20154 min read
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Being Mommy Isn’t Pretty.
This truth came to me as I watched my son watch me get him ready for bed. My sister came over earlier with her daughter, bouncing and...
mommys15minutes
Mar 2, 20153 min read
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An Apology From Mommy.
Today I messed up, and I owe some apologies. I apologize to the man driving the transfer truck that cut me off at the merge. Me, in a...
mommys15minutes
Feb 27, 20152 min read
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10 Lessons My Second Son Taught Me His First Year.
My boys are fifteen months apart. When we announced we were expecting our second baby, we heard everything from – “they’ll be best...
mommys15minutes
Feb 19, 20155 min read
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