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Changed by Motherhood – Guest Post by Misty from Finding Joy in the Journey

February 22, 2015

I always wanted to be a mom; there was no doubt about that in my mind. However, motherhood changed me in many ways. I had dreams, expectations, and plans. Yet, none of those “worked out” the way I thought they would. I had planned on waiting until after college to have our first child. Yet, […]

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When God Chooses You: An Adoption Story by Shelly from Beyond Borders

January 18, 2015

We did not set out with adoption in our hearts, instead, God sought us. I know that each of us is chosen to parent the children that we birth into life, but to actually see the process of the choosing through adoption? It is, in a word, humbling. It was through the prayer of our […]

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Don’t Give Up, Mama: Guest Post for Creative Home Keeper

January 6, 2015

It would be so easy to give up. To throw in this towel of motherhood and let someone else fight my domestic wife and mommy battles. The world tells me that I am not enough if I am just a mom. That I could be more productive and more valuable to society if I spent […]

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Competitive Mothering: Nannies and Working Moms – Jess’s Story

December 28, 2014

I always wanted to be a Mom. From as young as 16, babies just stirred something in my heart that I simply could not explain. While everyone else at school had these wild dreams of being scientists or lawyers, I wanted nothing more than to be a mom. In my spare time I would read […]

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An Unexpected, Full Quiver – Katie’s Story

November 16, 2014

I’ve always wanted a big family. Okay, well, originally I thought that meant four kids. When I was in high school I felt God distinctly tell me that He would call me to adopt someday. Those feelings were solidified when I met my husband, Tim, and he felt the same way too. After we married, […]

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When Life Won’t Slow Down

September 30, 2014

So, in the summer, life is crazy. Plans are spontaneous and vacations abound. Then the fall comes and I’m like, “Thank GOD! We can finally slow down, get back to a routine and enjoy autumn.” Yeah right. School starts and the season changes and, yes, we do have a routine, but is it really less […]

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Living Intentionally Instead of Longing for the Past: A Little M2M Guest Post Action

September 17, 2014

If there is a crossroads between young and old, I think I have arrived there. At 34, I feel like I have one foot in my youth and one foot over the threshold of being old. Now, before you laugh and dismiss me on this, take a moment to ponder it for yourself. If you […]

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*THAT* First Day of School Blog Post

September 7, 2014

Every year it is the same…”back to school” ads in the paper and on TV, every store window looks like the perfect dorm room, there are fewer school-age children at our favorite daytime play places and, last but not least, my Facebook newsfeed is filled with “first day of (fill-in-the-blank) grade” pictures of happy, new […]

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Living a Simpler Life

July 28, 2014

So, last week I found myself without my mobile phone for five whole days. “Somehow” the screen got cracked, rendering it completely useless until a repair shop could get the right part and fix it. Utterly unprepared, I found myself thrust into a world without data packages, instant text messaging and social media at my […]

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Unplanned Motherhood: Day 4 – Marleny’s Story

July 11, 2014

This story is part of the Made to Mother™ Series, Unplanned Motherhood: Stories of Teen Moms. To read the others, please click here. In order to capture the purity of these young women’s accounts and the integrity of who they are as teenage mothers, I have done very little, if any, editing, so please be warned; their […]

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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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