What It’s Like to Raise a Boy
Dear expectant mama, I watch you marvel as you rub your belly, already searching for his familiar touch. You wonder…
Continue ReadingDear expectant mama, I watch you marvel as you rub your belly, already searching for his familiar touch. You wonder…
Continue ReadingYou’re a force to be reckoned with, baby girl. Strong-willed. Not easily overlooked or forgotten. You feel big emotions, and…
Continue ReadingI'm sure the moment you found out you were pregnant you wondered what your baby would be like. "Will it…
Continue ReadingIt had been three years since our youngest daughter died from a rare genetic disorder at the age of seven…
Continue ReadingMy oldest is nine. He and I are tight. He and I get each other. And I have visions of…
Continue ReadingMy little one, Tomorrow you earn a new title: “big”. And before we both embark on this new journey, I…
Continue ReadingThe filter comes off now. I think it's easier for people to believe that I left teaching because of the…
Continue ReadingI carry him. I know it looks silly, his toes dangle past my knees. He’s getting tall and heavy, too.…
Continue ReadingNot long ago my youngest son asked me, “What do you hope I’ll be when I grow up?” My first…
Continue ReadingEvery time I see it on a parenting website, my heart drops: another child lost to drowning. I know the…
Continue ReadingFrom the moment I announced that the child I was carrying was a boy, I was bombarded with warnings. “Oh,…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 18 years old, I told my then-boyfriend I knew my future family would one day be built…
Continue Reading