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Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone

Kids, Motherhood
September 2, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone

This is the part that gets me. Come Monday morning, I’ll be rushing to get you and your younger siblings…

Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?

Baby, Motherhood
July 22, 2021
706 Views
4 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?

"Are you ready?” They see my large, round belly and waddling gait at 37-weeks and ask. I think about the…

Oh Mama, I’m Finally Starting To Understand Your Love For Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
February 20, 2021
665 Views
3 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Oh Mama, I’m Finally Starting To Understand Your Love For Me

I get it now, Mama. The sad face you wrote on your menu plan for the day we all left.…

My Heart Will Always Be Your Home, Little One

Baby, Motherhood
February 5, 2021
497 Views
2 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

My Heart Will Always Be Your Home, Little One

I feel you in there, little one. Gentle, but there all the same. A jolt here, a tickle there—reminding me…

Please Stop Calling These Blessings Quarantine Babies

Baby, Motherhood
January 23, 2021
1.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Please Stop Calling These Blessings Quarantine Babies

I found out I was pregnant with our third child on August 28, 2020. Which means– you guessed it–this baby…

Dear Second Child, How Lucky You Are To Have a Built-in Friend

Baby, Child, Motherhood
November 17, 2020
900 Views
5 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Dear Second Child, How Lucky You Are To Have a Built-in Friend

My sweet second born, I hope someday you know. Know how special it is to be the second child. Your…

Every Time Our Babies Walk Away From Us, They Come Back a Little Bit Older

Child, Kids, Motherhood
October 26, 2020
913 Views
6 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Every Time Our Babies Walk Away From Us, They Come Back a Little Bit Older

Every time my baby walks away from me, she comes back a little bit older. This hit me the other…

There is Wild Beauty in This Spirited Child of Mine

Kids, Motherhood
June 26, 2020
644 Views
5 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

There is Wild Beauty in This Spirited Child of Mine

Spirited. Strong-willed. Lively. Energetic. Marches to the beat of her own drum. All words and phrases that have been used…

Living
April 2, 2020
616 Views
4 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

When Will I Get To Hug My Family Again?

I’m no stranger to feeling the sting of living cross country from my parents and sisters. But these past weeks?…

Faith, Living
March 28, 2020
403 Views
3 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

Breathe In, Breathe Out

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Do you take notice of the pauses happening? Between each inhale and…

Kids, Motherhood
March 6, 2020
590 Views
5 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

My Mother’s Love Follows Me Still

I was one of those kids growing up who brought lunch to school every single day. From the first day…

We’ve Changed, But I Like This Version of Us

Marriage
January 11, 2020
412 Views
4 Minute Read

By Kiley Hillner

We’ve Changed, But I Like This Version of Us

This is a picture of me, walking to our backyard date night the other night like, “Ancient 10-year-old fleece onesie,…

Kiley Hillner

Kiley Hillner

Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone

Is Anyone Ever Actually Ready To Become a Mother?

Oh Mama, I’m Finally Starting To Understand Your Love For Me

My Heart Will Always Be Your Home, Little One

Please Stop Calling These Blessings Quarantine Babies

Dear Second Child, How Lucky You Are To Have a Built-in Friend

Every Time Our Babies Walk Away From Us, They Come Back a Little Bit Older

There is Wild Beauty in This Spirited Child of Mine

When Will I Get To Hug My Family Again?

Breathe In, Breathe Out

My Mother’s Love Follows Me Still

We’ve Changed, But I Like This Version of Us

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