Stop Looking For the Kickball in the Refrigerator
I opened the refrigerator door, peered my head so far inside it went just past the milk . . . and yelled into the other room. “Hey, where is the…
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God Knows Where to Find You
God knows. Those days that have gone backward, sideways, and anywhere, but straight ahead. God knows. The am I doing enoughs and am I giving enoughs?…
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Breastfeeding Bonds a Mother to More Than Just Her Baby
It was 2016 when I first heard the story of a mom, similar to my age, who unexpectedly died during childbirth as she was giving birth to her eighth…
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We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it
The second day of summer break started out as a typical day. Sunny skies, which meant a walk around the neighborhood. Usually, these walks involve…
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Kids Don’t Need a Problem-Free Childhood, They Need Love
I had it upside down. I wanted the best childhood for my kids and felt like a failure when I couldn’t deliver. Not enough money to do what the…
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Older Kids Are Magic, Too
My kids are growing up. They’re growing up fast. When they were tiny everyone said, “Enjoy it. It goes by so quickly.” And I smiled and nodded…
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There Are No Shortcuts For Navigating the Grief of Miscarriage
Not again, I pleaded. Please, God, not again! I laid there on that cold examination table with my legs up on the stirrups, and my gut told me…
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Baby Girl, You Were Never Meant to be Ordinary
Within our family, there grows a little girl. A mighty soul in a tiny package. A fierce leader who can’t help but grit her teeth. A tiny…
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I’ll Hold My Mother’s Hands as Long as I Can
These are the hands that held me as I took my first breaths. The hands that fed me and changed my diapers and rocked me to sleep at night. The hands…
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You’ll Never, Ever Be Too Old to Be My Baby
You were the baby. Our first. Our only, for a time. Until you weren’t. Until another came along. And then, just like that, you were big. So big.…
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To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You
Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress to go on one of our infamous daddy-daughter…
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To the Driver Who Could Kill My Kids
It won’t be you, right? You can drive quite well when you’re buzzed. You can expertly send a text message and keep your eyes on the road. You…
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