There’s No End To Being Postpartum.
The doctors may say a mother recovers from birth in a matter of months. She can return to housework and to exercise and to physical...
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mommys15minutes
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
Teaching Our Kids The Best Is Yet To Come.
As a parent, there’s no greater joy than watching the Spirit of God at work in the lives of our children.
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mommys15minutes
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
Motherhood Is Bananas, Friends.
Not that it makes you crazy, although some of us feel a lot more cray a lot more of the time. I’m talking the yummy, mushy, can’t get...
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mommys15minutes
- Dec 19, 2018
- 2 min
A Note To My Kindergartener’s Teacher at Christmas.
First of all, we made it! Here we all are, headed into winter break, having survived the shock of this brand new adventure. Those...
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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
- Apr 24, 2018
- 4 min
The Pregnant Me.
It was Valentine’s Day, and after the chocolates and the love notes, we gave our boys one more gift. They rushed over, tissue paper...
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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 25, 2018
- 3 min
#SquadGoals.
Chances are you’ve seen that hashtag, maybe even posted it yourself. It’s usually slipped in under that photo of all the happy girls...
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mommys15minutes
- Jan 4, 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
- 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 31, 2017
- 3 min
Because I Said So.
The day started like others before. Potty time. Breakfast time. Sweeping up Cheerios. Lots and lots of Cheerios. TV watching, while...
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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 6, 2016
- 2 min
God Gave Me More Than I Could Handle.
God gave me more than I could handle. Chances are, mama, He did you, too. I saw you today, carrying your newborn tightly at the zoo, and...
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mommys15minutes
- Apr 18, 2016
- 4 min
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...
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mommys15minutes
- Jan 18, 2016
- 2 min
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...
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mommys15minutes
- Jan 14, 2016
- 3 min
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...
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