The Letting Go Happens Slowly
As parents, we don’t let our kids go all at once . . . but in countless ordinary moments that…
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As parents, we don’t let our kids go all at once . . . but in countless ordinary moments that…
Continue ReadingMothering daughters is so much more than sparkles, shopping sprees, and princesses. It’s so much deeper. It’s being in awe…
Continue ReadingI never expected this. No, nobody ever prepared me for this. But you remind me of Heaven. Of course, I’ve…
Continue ReadingI hope you remember hands that rubbed your back and pulled you in closely. Instead of hands that vigorously typed…
Continue ReadingTo my middle kid, I’m in the middle, too. I stayed home with you and your brothers today because you’re…
Continue ReadingThe responses of my children to the coronavirus (much like my own emotions) have run the gamut this past week.…
Continue ReadingMy morning doesn’t begin with the soft kisses from little ones full of baby smell anymore. They begin with the…
Continue ReadingI can’t feel my arm—it’s bent around the headrest behind me to hold your hand as you fall asleep. Your…
Continue ReadingMy morning shuffle takes about an hour, and as soon as I pulled into the parking lot of my school…
Continue ReadingTonight, I let you drift asleep as I rocked you gently in my arms. I'm told I shouldn't do this.…
Continue ReadingThe tears marched angrily down her cheeks as she sat on the kitchen stool, wailing. “Nooooooo! I want [unintelligible toddler…
Continue ReadingI've got a teenager. My firstborn, my only son is 13. Just as quick as they all said he would,…
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