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It’s OK to Grieve an Autism Diagnosis

A few weeks ago, a friend confided in me that her preschool-aged daughter was diagnosed with autism. Since she knows my teenage son has autism, she…

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…

“Mom, when I get all the way bigger I’m going to be a farmer.” This has been one of your favorite sayings for a few months now. When I get all…

Daddy-daughter dates are happening all of the time, everywhere. And that’s great. We want to see that. We want to see men who are dads stepping…

My son wanted a popsicle for breakfast this morning. He’s two. You can imagine the response I got from him when I said no. Followed by no…

You know how people change, but deep down, really, they don’t? This is my eldest son when he was 4 years old . . . and now. Those curls! He’s…

I was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her in the play pen to watch me fold the towels. I looked…

How moms pray: In whispers over the downy heads of sleeping babes, we pray prayers of thanks for the gift of babies and sleep. On the couch late at…

I thought my babies filled the void. After all, the love that overtook my soul when my cheek touched their damp hair while we lay breast-to-breast…

I claim (and complain) that I get the worst of you, but the truth is that I get the best of you. I get the you who is on the journey. I get the you…