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“It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Chick-fil-A Serves Me a Restraining Order”: Mom Hilariously Relives Son’s ‘Diarrhea Debacle’ at Chick-fil-A

"Tears-pouring-down-my-face, couldn't-talk-couldn't-breathe kind of laughing. Screaming laughing. So hard that I was sobbing because I couldn't get it together."

Boy Crawls into Stranger’s Arms at Football Game— His Aunt Hunts Her Down With Powerful Facebook Post

"I don’t know who this lady is... she waved at him and he made his way up to her. I thought their interaction would be the same as last time but I was wrong. "

“Can You Stay With My Daughter & Cart While I Get My Car?”: Mom Leaves Kid With Stranger at ALDI, Says ‘I Was Desperate....

"I had managed to keep my composure in the grocery store, and even when I was putting away my cart back to get my quarter back. But as I drove home, the tears came. I began the ugly cry."

Michelle Lindsey

Michelle Lindsey is a Jesus-loving wife of more than two decades and a homeschooling mom of four who blogs about what happens when romance meets reality (with her adult daughter!) at Nitty Gritty Love. You can find more Nitty Gritty Love on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

Dear Husband, Don’t Complain That Your Marriage Sucks if You’re Not Doing This for Your Wife

"While you are not her Savior, she has one knight in shining armor with skin on in this world. You."

What My Husband Doesn’t Know About My Anxiety: “I’m Planning My Own Funeral in My Mind”

"Anxiety writes a bad ending to every story. Nobody lives happily ever after, and everyone ends up surrounded by death and destruction."

The Real Root of Fear: “Anxiety Is Always the Sign of the Collapse of a False God”

"This is the thing. I most fear in areas that I have allowed to become unbalanced. In areas I have placed over God. Marriage, health, security."

What It Really Means When Your Husband Doesn’t Give You Butterflies Anymore

"Put your head down and your feet forward and fail at loving well with the one next to you. Forgive, and keep walking."

Faith Over Fear: 5 Promises From God

"God knew we were going to be running around freaking out a good majority of our lives. He tells us what to do instead."

To My Married Daughter: Don’t Blink

"On your wedding day, I felt so torn... I knew I couldn’t stop you from beginning your own journey. I let you go, and I thought of the people who told me not to blink. And you drove away."

A Prayer for When Your Marriage Is Hurting

"You were there in the beginning, when we were starry-eyed and hope-filled, and You are here now, when our heads are bent, and souls ache from the pain of it all."

An Open Letter to the Woman Who Regrets Her Abortion

"I sit here, at my keyboard with tears streaming. I have lost sleep for you."