I Hope One Day You Know How Hard Your Mama Tried
A pile of blankets are on the bathroom floor, proof of the little ones who dragged them in just to…
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A pile of blankets are on the bathroom floor, proof of the little ones who dragged them in just to…
Continue ReadingDear Jackson, Today didn't go at all how I expected. Usually, when moms have me come to the hospital, to…
Continue ReadingI lie alone in my bed on a very normal Wednesday night at 11 p.m. in our sleepy, little town.…
Continue ReadingSometimes I yearn for her in the strangest of ways, teased but never fulfilled. A brief glimpse of her retreating…
Continue ReadingWalking thru Target early this morning—something I never do—I was overcome with emotion. Almost all of the customers in the…
Continue ReadingParenting isn’t a thankless job though it feels like one most of the time. There is no paycheck or instant…
Continue ReadingI used to be a helicopter parent, hovering over my boys' lives like a, well, helicopter. I didn't interfere. I…
Continue ReadingI have always been a little scared of being a mom, and at times, terrified. It makes a lot of…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, I never realized how much you loved us until I had children of my own. I never knew…
Continue ReadingLast night, I sat on my bed folding laundry and taking a breather after a busy day. Downstairs, my husband…
Continue Reading"We should have went yesterday," my son said through a mouthful of granola this morning. "Gone," I automatically corrected, throwing…
Continue ReadingSo, today was career day at my children's school. I love spirit days—they always give me a chance to frantically…
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