“Old” Seems Less Old the Older I Get
Growing up, my grandparents hosted birthday parties that involved all of my dad’s aunts and uncles gathering around the kitchen…
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Growing up, my grandparents hosted birthday parties that involved all of my dad’s aunts and uncles gathering around the kitchen…
Continue ReadingWhen God created a mother, He created her to love and serve in every moment. He knew the constant need…
Continue ReadingHalf of the fingernails on my hands still show remnants of nail polish. It looks pretty awful. People might notice…
Continue ReadingWe have a big family—five kids if you’re counting (which I sometimes do, just to make sure we have everyone).…
Continue ReadingI have a kindergartner and she’s ready. She searches through the stack of coloring books looking for the workbook filled…
Continue ReadingIt was supposed to be a joke. His younger siblings were getting bubble bath for Christmas, knowing he no longer…
Continue ReadingMy 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…
Continue ReadingMy kids fight. It’s hard to admit that out loud, but I said it. They fight, and argue, and use…
Continue ReadingI just spent almost two weeks in quarantine doing at-home school with my kids. It was hard. Just as hard…
Continue Reading“Maybe I’m just a bad miscarriage mom,” I whispered to my husband lying in bed one night. We were at…
Continue ReadingI can’t even count the number of times I’ve thought, said, or heard the phrase I can’t wait for this…
Continue ReadingLife is hard, and I can see the weight you carry. It’s as visible as if you had a boulder…
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