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Mama, You Feel Like Home

I wish you knew. I wish you knew that when I look into your eyes, everything comes to life. That sometimes all I need is to hear your voice. That…

“Nice shot Claire!” yelled the man sitting next to me. I barely knew him, but he was a parent of another girl on the basketball team. The shot…

I wish I could go back and tell myself these truths a first-time mom: 1. You will in fact sleep again. Someday. 2. Breastmilk is really good…

As you lie sleeping in your bed, the weight of today lifts from my shoulders. The struggles of the day are quickly forgotten and I find myself…

Here’s to the dads of all girls, whose lives probably aren’t the way they pictured it. Here’s to the dads who attend tea parties…

People out in public like to observe my full hands and declare all sorts of unsolicited stuff, right in front of my five children. But one of…

I cringed reading my friend’s Facebook post the other day. Her day had gone about as bad as possible. Complete with public toddler meltdowns…

Even if you never make the winning basket or stand on homecoming court, I will love you. Even if you never make it to college and earn a diploma to…

I bought bouncy balls for my son’s class treasure box. Something nice for the teacher, a simple way to show my son what it means to give back. A…

I always wanted three kids. I don’t know why. Three was kind of an arbitrary number, but it was a comfortable place to hang out in my…

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