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A Different Perspective During National Adoption Month Series – Linda’s Story

November 20, 2015

I love children dearly. I have taught several hundred in classrooms to read, write, add and subtract, and to love learning. But I have never had any of my own naturally, nor have I adopted. But I am an adopted daughter of God, born naturally to wonderful earthly parents back in 1947. God adopted me […]

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It’s a good day…today – Catherine’s Story

August 16, 2015

I’ve always wanted to be a wife and mother, and there was never a doubt in my mind that my life would eventually take that course. In October 2013 I married my wonderful husband, Curtis, and we immediately began trying to conceive. A year and a half later, we found out that we were finally […]

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He Had Me At Thank You – Guest Post by Mary from Passage Through Grace

April 12, 2015

Motherhood is a story of opposites – of ups and downs, heartache and joy, hurry ups and slow downs as well as many beginnings followed by ends. Motherhood is a series of snapshots that blur together in fast forward until one day after you’ve blinked you realize your babies are taller than you and all […]

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Love, Loss and Being a Stepmother – Toni’s Story

January 11, 2015

I can remember being eight years old and wrapping up our eight pound puppy in a blanket and carrying her around. I would put her in a stroller and push her around the house, which my brothers made fun of me for doing. I always loved children, babies being my favorite, and wanted some day […]

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The Story of How I Became a Parent Coach – Guest Post by Hannah at Foundations Parent and Life Coaching

March 24, 2014

I’m going to be honest. The past 18 months of my life’s story have been hard. Hard down to the deepest parts of my soul. My heart has grieved as my dream of life and family have been shifted and refined. There have been days that waking up and moving through the simple rhythms of […]

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Mothering as a Mentor, Teacher, and Friend – Lana’s Story

February 2, 2014

From the time I was a little girl, I loved to teach. As a child I would ask my teachers for extra worksheets to take home so that I could play school with my younger sister and neighborhood kids. My mother was a prime example of selfless, mothering love, putting aside her career to be […]

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Hi! I'm Wynter. Wife to Jonathan and mama to Chloe, Adaya and Liam. I am a writer, artist, MarCom professional, freelance editor, and an avid gardener, TV lover and chocolate-covered cherries addict. Come back here each week for new, powerful stories of motherhood from real moms across the mother spectrum. Read More…

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