Dear Child, You Are Not a Statistic To God
Child, you are not a statistic. You don’t even know the meaning of the word yet, but let me tell…
Continue ReadingChild, you are not a statistic. You don’t even know the meaning of the word yet, but let me tell…
Continue ReadingI’m standing at the kitchen sink, washing the morning dishes when I hear heavy footfall on the stairs. My 9-year-old…
Continue ReadingJust like that, she stopped breathing. “Your little girl went to Georgia and brought back the flu.” The nurse was…
Continue ReadingAn open letter to my son . . . Dear Ben, I’m so sorry we are unable to give you…
Continue ReadingMy son was about three months old when I came across the blurb in a magazine. "There are 940 Saturdays…
Continue ReadingTo my husband who chose to stay: That sounds so ridiculous to say out loud, some people are currently scratching…
Continue ReadingBeing your mama is exhausting, right from the start. Your demands quickly outweigh my own. With my emotions already scattered,…
Continue ReadingThere is one thing I know for sure about motherhood. When my kids are out of the house and on…
Continue ReadingYou are about to turn nine. That puts you about halfway to the age at which you will leave home…
Continue ReadingThis is the one I lost for 42 seconds at Garden of the Gods last summer because he went off…
Continue ReadingI’m sorry, Mama. I know you wanted me to eat my breakfast. I was just so excited for another big…
Continue ReadingMy sweet second born, I hope someday you know. Know how special it is to be the second child. Your…
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