My Dad Asked Me to Lunch When I Needed It Most
When I was about 14 years old, I was in that stubborn phase where I didn’t talk to my parents…
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When I was about 14 years old, I was in that stubborn phase where I didn’t talk to my parents…
Continue ReadingYou know what nobody does? Nobody wakes up one morning, checks their calendar, and says, “I’ve got nothing going on…
Continue ReadingIt’s okay to say no. We live our lives in fast-forward, constantly moving from one thing to the next, continually…
Continue ReadingAfter my husband soared to Heaven eight years ago, my three daughters and I found ourselves on an intense grief…
Continue ReadingMedical mama—this title and this view hit me. It hits me at different times and in different ways, but it hits…
Continue ReadingRecently, my world felt as if it were crashing around me. I was so angry I think my rage could…
Continue ReadingWhile we were waiting to adopt, I would wake up in the middle of the night panicky. My mind would…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, Before God knit you in my womb, I was wandering around aimlessly, searching for a purpose. I had…
Continue ReadingWe were told she wouldn’t make it to 20 weeks. When she made it, we were told she wouldn’t survive…
Continue ReadingBring on the bottled scent of fresh mountain breeze and seaside lavender. I’ll happily perform the swivel dance of transferring…
Continue ReadingMama friend, I know you’re exhausted. It feels like you have nothing left to give. You know you need to…
Continue ReadingThis ring is not much to look at now—a well-worn piece of turquoise costume jewelry, its cheap metal revealing its…
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