My Kindergartener is Still Struggling To Adjust—And it Breaks My Mama Heart
This isn’t how I thought it was going to be, this starting school thing. When I packed your backpack and helped you lay out your clothes the…
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I’m the Mom With Tattoos
I’ll never forget moving into our first home. Our new neighbor came out to greet us as I stood barefoot in the front yard holding our infant son. I…
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I Lost Friends When I Became a Mom, But I’m Not Sad
I had a host of friends before I became a mom. They swirled around me like insects fluttering around a table lamp. I had friends from high school who…
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I’m Thankful For the Time We Had, But I Wanted More
Grief is hard. I think about you all the time. At random times throughout the day. When something good happens and I wish I could call to tell you…
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We Bring Grandma On Family Vacation and it’s the Best
The love of grandparents in a child’s life is irreplaceable. I have such fond memories of spending time at my grandparent’s home. They had…
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Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
Even As You Hold Your Rainbow, it’s OK To Cry For the Storm
It was late in the evening, after a day and a half of labor, when I heard the words, “It’s time to push.” And at that moment, my walls came…
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Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.
It seemed the moment the pregnancy test showed a positive result, the loads of advice from well-meaning parents appeared as well. I get it. Now,…
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When the Diaper Days Are Done
When the diaper days are done, I won’t watch chunky little things waddle around the kitchen or big blue eyes stare up at me like I am their…
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God Chases My Prodigal Heart
One of my most treasured parables in the Bible is of the prodigal son. Luke 15:20 states, “While he was still a long way off, his father saw him…
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I Tried To Control Everything, Then Cancer Came To Call
I approached with trepidation in my mind. Was this safe? Could I trust that it would all be OK? Could I even do this? Breathe . . . Climb up on…
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No One Knew I Had a Drinking Problem—But I’m Not Hiding it Anymore
“I didn’t realize you had a problem . . .” I have heard this countless times since becoming openly sober, even from some of my closest family…
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When It’s Your Last Baby
When it’s your last baby . . . The night feedings aren’t nearly as hard even though you’re exhausted and barely running on fumes. You…
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