I’m Spending My 20s Having Babies, and I Have No Regrets
At 20 years old, I entered the sacred covenant of marriage. At 22, we welcomed our first baby. At 24,…
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At 20 years old, I entered the sacred covenant of marriage. At 22, we welcomed our first baby. At 24,…
Continue ReadingI smiled this morning as I watched my little 9-year-old Nora stand up on her pedals and speed through the…
Continue ReadingIt’s school drop off and kids are running with excitement, parents are chatting together, a friend comes to me and…
Continue ReadingThe moms I know are very different. They are moms who breastfeed and moms who bottle-feed, who pump and use…
Continue ReadingI finally got to hold her again. One last time. But if it was possible, I would have held…
Continue ReadingSometimes it just hits you like a freight train. One minute you are sitting on the couch, the kids are…
Continue ReadingMy parents have an old photo of them lounging with us kids in the backyard. It’s one of many from…
Continue ReadingI wonder if she knows. Oftentimes I wonder if Lillyana knows how different her life is. I would have never…
Continue ReadingFour minutes. My future, cradled in the hands of the universe, will be revealed in the next 240 seconds. The…
Continue ReadingThere’s something magical about being the mother of twins, especially identical twins. It’s like having a front-row seat to a…
Continue ReadingAs I sit here and collect my thoughts, it takes every ounce of my being not to wallow in sadness.…
Continue ReadingI watch her sleeping peacefully, and I wonder who she’ll be. I wonder what will matter to her. I wonder…
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