Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go
We’re physically ready for kindergarten. We’ve got the backpack, the school supplies, the school clothes, and the new shoes. We’ve…
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We’re physically ready for kindergarten. We’ve got the backpack, the school supplies, the school clothes, and the new shoes. We’ve…
Continue ReadingAs the final bell rang, students and teachers lined the halls outside their classrooms. They clapped for the graduating fifth-grade…
Continue ReadingDear grieving mama, You know when you lose a baby everything changes, but your body moves forward like nothing happened.…
Continue ReadingHey, mama, The one cowering over the kitchen sink, pretending to put the dishes in the dishwasher while you shovel…
Continue ReadingBoys, you are currently 12 and almost 10 years of age. This world in which you find yourselves growing up…
Continue ReadingI grew up in a family where we knew who God was. We went to church, and we were involved…
Continue ReadingI walked down the hall, past the rows of bright orange lockers. Past the U.S. history classroom and the eighth-grade…
Continue Reading“Mom,” my daughter whined, “I give up. I can’t do this anymore. She is driving me crazy.” I knew the…
Continue Reading“Let me try.” A stranger. A complete stranger. I allowed a stranger to hold you. It has been weeks, and…
Continue ReadingI’m standing outside a row of heavy, metal doors and tentatively press the bright red “call” button. “Good morning, can…
Continue ReadingI don’t know how she did it. My mother excelled at motherhood. It was as if she attended a university…
Continue ReadingIt's summer! The season of bikinis and pool parties and cocktails on the back deck. It's time to wear your…
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