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Thank You, My Baby, For Loving Your Imperfect Mama

I am so exhausted. I must pee 12 times a night. Nausea is finally gone. Every part of me hurts. Almost to my due date and I just can’t seem to find…

All of my children were born via Cesarean section. I am eternally grateful that my husband was there with me, holding my hand through all of the…

I don’t want to tell my kids how to be a Christian. I want to show them. I don’t want to tell them how to love Jesus. I want to show…

These are the early days. The nights when the baby fusses and you awaken every half-hour, bleary-eyed and exhausted. When you’re no longer able to…

They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell you to forget about your to-do list, because…

What if we saw children sleeping on us as a positive? What if we viewed the babies who refuse to go down to nap as a sign that we need to slow down?…

Someday, I’ll tell her. When she can’t muster more than a grimace in my direction, I’ll tell her she used to save her biggest smiles for Mommy.…

I sat on the cold plastic couch as my husband held my shuddering body tightly in his arms. Our 6-week-old daughter didn’t even fight the doctors…

I was content there, in the darkness of your belly. The comfort of your beating heart and muffled voice kept me company as I grew within, stretching…

When I found out I was pregnant with you, there was a rush of emotions. Soon after, there was a rush to the bathroom as I battled…