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Motherhood
December 6, 2019
5 Minute Read

Dear Son, Have I Told You Enough How Much I Love You?

To my youngest son, My sweet boy, there are days I feel like my life is just a blur and sometimes you get lost in the mix. My time and attention seem…

Motherhood
December 5, 2019
5 Minute Read

The Retail Worker You Just Yelled At Could Be My Teenager

Last night, I made a run to Target at 8:30 p.m. I needed to pick up a few things for a holiday party we are hosting this weekend, but of course by…

Motherhood
December 5, 2019
4 Minute Read

Some Days, I Just Can’t Win

Some days I send my kids to school in a way I’m not proud of. The mornings can be rough. First, they won’t get out of bed. Then they…

Faith, Motherhood
December 5, 2019
2 Minute Read

When Homemaking Feels Small

I know what you’re thinking. I’ve thought it as well. It’s lonely. It’s small. It’s not at all what you thought it would be. …

Kids, Motherhood
December 4, 2019
4 Minute Read

You Can’t Tame A Butterfly

“Momma, can we keep a butterfly as a pet?” My 7-year-old’s eyes were sparkling, already envisioning having a butterfly of her very own. “You…

Baby, Grown Children, Motherhood
December 4, 2019
3 Minute Read

Dear Mom, I’ll Always Be Your Baby…Even When I Have My Own

Dear Mom, Today I came home from the hospital with my brand-new baby boy. As my weak postpartum body hobbled in the front door, there you were,…

Motherhood
December 3, 2019
3 Minute Read

Being a Mom With Anxiety is the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done

I yelled at my kids today, way more than I would have liked to. I’m always told, “Speak to your kids how you want them to speak to you!” But…

Faith, Motherhood
December 3, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Lord, Let Me Love Them Well Today

Half-awake, I try to make sense of what I hear. It isn’t a child, though it could’ve been. Or an owl. Ah, it’s a distant train whistle. I…

Motherhood
December 3, 2019
5 Minute Read

Motherhood is Not Perfect, But it Sure is Beautiful

It was an act of sibling rivalry that set the early morning hour into motion. My voice, still waking from a night of intermittent rest, turned into…

Motherhood
December 2, 2019
3 Minute Read

As a Mother, You Just Have to Keep Pulling the Sled

I went for a walk in the snow the other day and behind me, I pulled a sled. My children were insistent they could walk, that they didn’t need the…

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