parenting Archives - Marty's Musings

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Perfect for the Hard to Buy For Mom!

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Perfect for the Hard to Buy For Mom!

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Give Mom the Perfect Gift by using the Five Love Languages

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What I Really Want for Mother’s Day This Year

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Living with Grief and Heartbreak

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Is Your Baby 6 to 12 Months? What You Need to Know!

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5 Things Every New Mom Should Know About Cloth Diapers

An adopted teenager chooses to live in a group home in this poignant essay as his adopted family struggles with grief and how to heal a broken heart.

The Truth I’m Afraid to Share

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Marty Walden shares her faith and how God helped her let it go when her husband faced surgeries, unemployment, a teenaged runaway and a family death.

Let It Go: The Song God Keeps Teaching Me

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Advice for New Dads: Cliff Notes Version

3 Tools for Organizing Your Life - Marty's Musings

3 Tools for Organizing Your Life!

Marty's Musings adopted son became a teenaged runaway as he searched for answers to the deep wounds of his birth family's abandonment and abuse.

Our Teenaged Son was a Runaway