Rachel Weidner
Mommas Grow with their Kids
Mommas are good at worrying. When we’re pregnant, signing forms, decorating a nursery, getting an older child’s room ready, purchasing...
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Rachel Weidner
Jul 19, 20206 min read
God Pursues Us More Than Once
God calls us to Him more than once. “He said to him the third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love Me?’ Peter was grieved because He...
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Rachel Weidner
May 25, 20203 min read
So Much More Than A Mother's Day Gift
This necklace has rested over my heart for almost a year now, and in that time it's come to symbolize so much more than a Mother's Day...
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Rachel Weidner
Feb 26, 20202 min read
I looked down, about to scold him, when I saw his hand over his heart.
We live on a military base along the east coast. Every day from 5:00 to 5:01 the national anthem is played across the loudspeakers. If...
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Rachel Weidner
Feb 22, 20204 min read
Racism in the Eyes of a Child
The media is constantly covering death these days, from bombings and shootings, to a crowd of innocents being run down by a vehicle. The...
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Rachel Weidner
Jan 22, 20202 min read
My Husband Hears "I Love You" From Our Kids More Than Me, But I Hear It In Different Ways
My husband hears I love you from our kids way more than I do. When my husband leaves for work, he goes through the sweetest routine....
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Rachel Weidner
Dec 6, 20192 min read
When Motherhood Feels Overwhelming, Remember. . .
Honestly, there are days when I thought I’d be better at this. When I can’t get you to go to sleep without screaming, and your dad has to...
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Rachel Weidner
Sep 27, 20194 min read
To My Daughter as You Turn Two
Woah, I wasn't ready for you. January 19th, in the cold and dark hours of early morning, I gasped in shock over the faint pink lines...
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Rachel Weidner
Jul 6, 20196 min read
Bettering Our Lives With Some Of The Same Tools Used When Editing Our Art
I have frequently joked that I write better than I speak. It's true. However, the underlying root of my deprecating humor sometimes...
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Rachel Weidner
Jun 14, 20193 min read
Weddings with Daddy
My mommy put me in a flowery cream dress, and the lace is really pretty. She strapped pink sandals on me feet. I had to practice walking...
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Rachel Weidner
Jun 5, 20192 min read
To My Kids' Best Friend
You steal their snacks and snatch crumbs off the floor. You drink their bath water and lick up milk spills. You lead the way down the...
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Rachel Weidner
Apr 10, 20194 min read
To My Son As You Turn Three
We’ve been through so many stages with you, and I have learned so very much. Yet, it’s those small, seemingly unimportant moments that my...
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Rachel Weidner
Mar 15, 20193 min read
The Threads of my Heart
It starts with an umbilical cord. Blood and nutrients pumping into an unborn babe, connecting the baby to its mother. The first thread of...
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Rachel Weidner
Mar 11, 20193 min read
Moms Work Best in Chaos
Moms love trying to fold laundry while little bodies flail back and forth in the clean pile, rolling like pigs in a sty as their tiny...
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Rachel Weidner
Mar 2, 20192 min read
I Want to Fall with You
I fell in love with you while walking my 80-year-old neighbor's dog. I fell in love with you while crying over past mistakes and...
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Rachel Weidner
Feb 26, 20192 min read
Giving All of Myself
I nursed you that first night in the hospital; holding you close as you rooted and cluster fed. After hours of exhausting labor, intense...
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Rachel Weidner
Dec 30, 20185 min read
A Resolution Mindset for the Exhausted Momma
We spend our days balancing dishes and dinners, maintaining laundry piles and Lego mountains, and expending every lost drop of our energy...
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Rachel Weidner
Dec 23, 20184 min read
In The Mess of Making Memories
During the merry-making of holidays, it's easy to overwhelm our schedules, and lose ourselves to the noise. As we muster all the magic of...
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Rachel Weidner
Dec 13, 20186 min read
My Daughter, I Am Learning So Much From You
Dear Daughter, Before our twenty week ultrasound, I suspected you were a girl. I could never really put my finger on why. I thought maybe...
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Rachel Weidner
Oct 12, 20184 min read
6 Ways to Care for Your Child with Croup
Now that the initial pumpkin spice hoorah is over, and the 1st day of school photos have been taken, we mommas are left waiting for the...
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