Dear Baby in Heaven, Thank You For Making Me a Mother
Dear Baby, I hoped and prayed for you for many years. I was beyond ecstatic when you revealed yourself with a faint blue line on that plastic stick I…
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Jesus Didn’t Heal My Body, But He’s Healed My Heart
For several years now, I have had these recurring, vivid dreams. In these dreams, I am never in my wheelchair. I am walking unaided and free from any…
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Praying Through the Seasons of Motherhood
Early on in the season of pregnancy, long before you know the secret your body hides, you are already growing as a mother. You hold your little one…
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Dear Mom, You Made Me a Better Person
Dear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your dementia that really did the trick. Not that I wasn’t…
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Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best
“Mom, it says here in the parenting magazine that by five months, babies should be responding when you call their name.” She’s 11, long and…
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Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough
“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. “I have a question for you.” “What?” He reluctantly…
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What They Forget To Tell You About Motherhood
Motherhood. The world does not adequately prepare you for all that role truly encompasses. Sure, they tell you many things like: …
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One Day This Will All Be Memories
One day, when I walk past the guest room, I won’t see books strewn across the floor, writing utensils scattered about, and tiny slips of paper…
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I’ll Never Be a Perfect Mom, But I’ll Be a Loving One
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a perfectionist. I’ve struggled with accepting myself as good enough, with accepting my identity in…
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A Daddy is Strong When No One Else Can Be
When a man marries, he is expected to be the leader and the rock of the family. Visibly unaffected by the winds of change, he continues on faithful…
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These Toddler Years Are Hard But Beautiful
You planted a wet, sloppy kiss on my cheek and said so earnestly, “I love you, Mommy.” My heart almost burst from the mix of love and absolute…
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These Sacred Middle Years
They tell you it flies by. They tell you to savor it. But in the thick of sleepless nights and potty training and sticky floors, those words don’t…
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