There’s So Much to Do, But I Spent Time With You
There’s just so much to do. Three kids, a puking cat, a smelly crayfish, wilting plants on the front porch,…
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When I Look at My Daughter, I Realize—She’s Just Like Me
There it was. Right in that moment that you looked up at me with your big blue eyes, raised your…
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Each Day Is An Offering
You rode the rapids from the protection of my womb into the hands of a stranger. With that final push,…
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Once Upon a Time in a Classroom of 25 Girls…
Once upon a time, there was a warm and wonderful teacher who stood in front of her new kindergarten class…
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The Deepest Cuts on a Mama’s Heart Linger
Blood began to pour across the cutting board. I yelled a choice swear word and looked down to where the…
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I’m Living With a Threenager—And I Love It
The terrible twos. An expression that can fill a first-time mom’s heart with fear and trepidation on the eve of…
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So God Made a Boy Mom
He knew you would need to be able to run wild and free and to have someone there who could…
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We Spend a Lifetime Letting Our Babies Go
I saw my oldest son driving down the driveway through my office window. I was in a video meeting, which…
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Daughter, I Love You Even When You Don’t Know Why
Moms love unconditionally. It’s our calling, our honor. I tell my kids I love them. I show them with considerable…
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Dear Son, Sorry I Suck at Playing Cars
“You take the blue one, and I’ll take this one,” my son shoves a little Hot Wheels in my hand…
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