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What I'm Learning From Butterflies

The Hard Stuff, MilitaryC+C Guest WriterNovember 11, 2022military family, mission, deployment, hope Comments

What I Didn't Know

The Hard Stuff, Special NeedsC+C Guest WriterNovember 9, 2022diagnosis, spina bifida, newborn, hospital rooms Comments

Final Mom

The Hard Stuff, PerspectiveMelanie DaleOctober 31, 2022melanie dale, halloween, monsters Comments

The Art of Remembering

Perspective, The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterOctober 21, 2022memories, memory keeping, dementia, father's day Comments

Terrible Memories

The Hard Stuff, Perspective, Best of C+C, AdoptionSonya SpillmannOctober 10, 2022sonya spillmann, memories, overwhelm, restoration Comments

When They Don’t Understand

The Hard Stuff, Best of C+C, Special NeedsKatie BlackburnSeptember 21, 2022katie blackburn, being misunderstood, disability, disabled child Comments

The Sound of Grief

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterJune 21, 2022grief, losing a father, father's day, kimberly knowle-zeller Comments

Burning Dead Dreams

The Hard Stuff, Best of C+C, InfertilityMelanie DaleJune 7, 2022burning dreams, new dreams, cancer, melanie dale, sabbatical page Comments

Makeover of the Soul

The Hard Stuff, PerspectiveC+C Guest WriterMay 18, 2022down syndrome, prenatal diagnosis, personal growth Comments

Emotional Landmines in the Pages of Board Books

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterMay 16, 2022grief, loss of a child, childhood cancer Comments

She's My Mother, After All

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterMay 4, 2022lindsey norine, mother daughter relationship, sickness, fresh starts Comment

Grief Is Not Always Center Stage

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterApril 6, 2022grief, loss of a child, lauren mcgovern Comments

A Stirring Story

Marriage, The Hard Stuff, Best of C+C, January BestMelanie DaleFebruary 9, 2022cancer, recipe, risotto, in sickness, in health, marriage, love after babies, melanie dale Comments

Has Anyone Ever Told You?

The Hard Stuff, MarriageC+C Guest WriterFebruary 7, 2022pornography, porn, addiction, marriage, love after babies Comments

What Each Other's Hearts Needed

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterJanuary 14, 2022loss of a child, leukemia, a mother's grief Comments

When They Saw Him Break

The Hard StuffKatie BlackburnDecember 6, 2021katie blackburn, grief, coronavirus, assurance Comments

See It Through

The Hard StuffMolly FlinkmanNovember 19, 2021molly flinkman, resilience, what we can't control, the bigger story, whatever comes our way Comments

Nesting

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterNovember 17, 2021melissa kutsche, military family, deployment, nesting Comments

Modeling Clay

The Hard StuffSonya SpillmannNovember 12, 2021sonya spillmann, naming emotions, uncharted paths, being honest Comments

The Promise of a Jellybean

The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterOctober 15, 2021hope, stillborn baby, stillbirth Comments