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#31Mothers: D’Ann

#31Mothers: D’Ann

On a warm summer afternoon a couple years ago I was walking along an art festival with my husband and children. Tents were set up along the pedestrian mall with artists of every medium showcasing their beautiful work. We passed a tent of oil paintings and out of the...

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#31Mothers: Natasha

#31Mothers: Natasha

  When I was a single mom, I used to think that was the hardest thing I would ever have to do. But honestly, being married to military is harder. After we got married everything was so great… and then I found out he was being deployed. It was like I was a single mom...

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#31Mothers: Jennifer

#31Mothers: Jennifer

I never thought about being a mother before it happened and feel that in itself was a gift. I had no expectations, no preconceived ideas and no mapped out road ahead. From the moment my first child was born I was blown away by the connection I felt to her, my husband...

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#31Mothers: Karen

#31Mothers: Karen

 photo by Kimberly Swanson Photography I was diagnosed with melanoma while I was 5 months pregnant with twins. It was on my stomach, in my belly button, to be precise. People think of sun and skin cancer, and I have an innie – so I’m like how did that happen!? Had I...

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#31Mothers: Rasha

#31Mothers: Rasha

Editor's Note: Meeting and interviewing Rasha was an experience I will never forget. Rasha and her family had arrived in Denver, Colorado just 10 weeks prior to our meeting, after a four-year long process of securing a visa to escape the violence in Baghdad, Iraq....

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#31Mothers: Molly

#31Mothers: Molly

  Several years ago, after a long winter of taking care of my three little kids and not taking very good care of myself, I got sick with bronchitis. Weeks after my course of treatment had ended, I was still having trouble breathing. Finally my boss, who was a...

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Saralyn Ward

I'm Saralyn, a mountain mama fueled by coffee, community, and adventure, raising three kids at the foot of the Rockies. I'm so glad you're here!

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