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A Love Note To Our Youngest As You Become Our Middle…
Savoring SO MUCH with baby brother’s arrival approaching quick. The time is right to share a love note to our youngest as you become our...
mommys15minutes
Dec 13, 20152 min read


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


A note as we #PrayforParis and remember monsters are real.
Almost as instantly as my oldest son turned 3, an uninvited guest turned up in our home. My boy’s toddler voice whispered a new word —...
mommys15minutes
Nov 13, 20152 min read


A note for the lady who just told me she felt sorry for me at Target.
It is a Friday, not much different than the weekdays before. I am trying my best to steer a cart of groceries, while keeping an eye on my...
mommys15minutes
Oct 8, 20153 min read


To My Baby Inside.
A Message From Your Mommy Before We Meet. I feel you turn and kick, and I rub my skin, hoping you can sense the calm of my touch. I talk...
mommys15minutes
Oct 7, 20154 min read


Too Big.
One day, my child, you’ll be too big. But not today. Today, you made a choo-choo train from three plastic chairs on the back deck....
mommys15minutes
Sep 10, 20153 min read


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


Girls And Our Pearls.
With a must-read scripture passage for all ladies. I’m in my 30s, which means I’ve lived through New Kids On The Block, their first...
mommys15minutes
Jun 12, 20153 min read


Hijacked!
This blog has been officially hijacked! For months Mommys-15-Minutes has brought you witty and beautiful spiritual narratives of her...
mommys15minutes
May 10, 20153 min read


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


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


Sunday is Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day cards. Mine are folded up in a special place, and I keep them like treasures. My sons are too young to have constructed any...
mommys15minutes
May 5, 20153 min read


The Makings Of The Best Day Yet.
It is Friday, the first of May. Quite possibly the best day yet. The morning began with a breeze, so I slipped the boys into jackets,...
mommys15minutes
Apr 30, 20154 min read


A Hot Beautiful Mess Of A Day.
Sure, we’ve all had them. Two-year-old is going on day five of a cold. Breathing treatments and all. One-year-old has picked up his cough...
mommys15minutes
Apr 21, 20152 min read


To All Google-It Moms.
As I was scrolling my newsfeed, taking in tips on top baby toys, which essential oils cure colds and why we should or should never...
mommys15minutes
Apr 15, 20152 min read


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


On The Clock.
Daylight Savings Time. This is me at 4:30pm on the Monday afterward. (To clarify – this is my “I’m seriously running behind” face; not...
mommys15minutes
Mar 9, 20154 min read


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


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


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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