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Carry Your Children While You Can

You always carry her. You hold her a lot. You pick her up so much. Carrying my baby brought on a lot of commentary when I was a new mom. “Up,” my…

You let go of my hand and walked slowly through the door. You turned your chestnut head to look at me one more time, and then you blew me a kiss. My…

Thank you for slowing me down. Thank you for making me a mommy. Thank you for making me notice wildflowers and lonely souls. Thank you for making me…

If you’re reading this, you probably wish you weren’t. Motherhood puts us in the driver’s seat of our small children’s lives. There is…

My son is currently in the first grade. It’s hard to believe my oldest—that 6-pound, 15-ounce baby we brought home from the hospital…

Sometimes I feel like I am missing out on you being little. I spend my days chasing after big brother, washing a load of laundry, and trying to make…

I’ve got a birthday coming up. The big 3-9. An age that can no longer be classified as “mid-30s” and is one slippery year away from the…

I’ve been kicked out of the dressing room. How did this happen? A month ago, I was helping you try on your first day of school outfit for…

As another month passed by, and the tears came streaming through, I wiped my eyes, full of doubt and fear, crying, “Sweet baby, where are…

I’m not ready. I’m not ready to pack away your onesies or take apart your crib. To no longer be able to rock you to sleep or sing your favorite…

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