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December 12, 2019
My Last One
The last first birthday celebration is coming soon. One. One is big. It’s a celebration of having survived so many sleepless ni...
December 9, 2019
Our Holy No
We were two months into being empty nesters when our youngest son started sending me a flurry of texts. He was attending a college...
December 2, 2019
Call for Submissions
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: December 30, 2019 Wordcount: 600-900, Word document Submit to: content@mops.org Writer's Guidelines ...
November 27, 2019
The Womb Time That Winter Brings
Winter has a way of reminding me I can’t control every aspect of my life. Ever since I was young, I have loved the seasons. The u...
November 25, 2019
6 Gifts to Give Yourself and Your Family This Christmas
The Christmas season is almost upon us, and if you’re like most moms you’re both anticipating it with joy and approaching it with ...
November 21, 2019
MOPS for Life: A Mentor Story
More than 20 years ago, I left my job as a Hollywood producer to raise my infant daughter. Those first months were such a struggle...
November 21, 2019
A Double Blessing
I became a MOPS mentor completely by accident. Imagine a mother of college-aged kids (that’s me) crashing a MOPS meeting with the ...
November 20, 2019
The Day I Stopped Talking
I imposed a 24-hour “No Talking” rule on myself, and this is what happened … I’ll start by owning that at least a strong part o...
November 19, 2019
A MOPS Story: the Power of Intention
Here’s a story of a mom not unlike some you’ve heard before, but it’s worth telling. This mom was struggling; she wrestled with f...
November 18, 2019
Do These 6 Things to Improve Your Child’s Speech
How to accelerate your child’s key developmental milestone: language Helping toddlers expand their language skills. Consider...