The Farm is Full of Lessons in Motherhood
A cow on our farm had twins today, and it’s rare for a cow to birth healthy twins. This wasn’t…
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A cow on our farm had twins today, and it’s rare for a cow to birth healthy twins. This wasn’t…
Continue ReadingI had a great-grandma who passed away when I was nine years old. I remember her coffee table so well.…
Continue ReadingTo my lifelong best friend, well, pretty much—the one I’ve had in my corner since high school. Thank you for…
Continue ReadingWe often hear phrases like “God won’t give you more than you can handle,” which sounds super scriptural and holy,…
Continue ReadingI was nine years old, lying in a sleeping bag on Grandma’s basement floor when the phone rang. Grandma fumbled…
Continue ReadingAnother recital has come and gone, but you were not there. Another birthday, another Christmas, another milestone you have missed.…
Continue ReadingThe word “grandma” doesn’t resonate with me. You see, I never really had a quintessential grandmother figure in my life.…
Continue ReadingI was picking up momentum toward my lifelong dream of becoming a writer: my articles were being published, my poetry…
Continue ReadingTo the teacher mama, I see you. I see you trying to balance it all—a stack of graded papers in…
Continue ReadingMy 6-year-old daughter JJ, has a rare genetic disorder called Rett Syndrome. She has a wheelchair, a speech device, and…
Continue Reading“Thanks for being kind to me,” a teenager tells me at the fast food restaurant window as he hands me…
Continue ReadingDo you ever feel just so overwhelmingly grateful? For all the millions of little things that you take for granted…
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