Our Football Season Was Sidelined —And We Miss it So Much
As the summer begins to wind down and fall begins to knock gently on our door, I typically find myself…
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As the summer begins to wind down and fall begins to knock gently on our door, I typically find myself…
Continue ReadingSome days a daughter just needs her mom. When she has her own kids. When she’s tired and overwhelmed. When…
Continue ReadingThis was my lunch today. Yep. Doritos and a Dr. Pepper. A week ago you might’ve seen me with water…
Continue ReadingPostpartum anxiety: a different spin on what I thought I was dealing with (postpartum depression). After the birth of my…
Continue ReadingShe lifted the young child into her arms and experienced, for the first time, a love so big her heart…
Continue ReadingWhen our newest grandsons, twins Ellis and Brady, were born last October, we spent a lot of time together. Sleep…
Continue ReadingIt is late 2014, and I wake from another restless sleep. I am pregnant with my first surviving baby. I…
Continue ReadingToddler. Hood. Help me, Jesus. It is the swinging back and forth of a pendulum between staring at the most…
Continue ReadingHi, mama. It's me again. I've been struggling a little lately and wanted to talk to you about it. Maybe…
Continue ReadingI know we raise our children to release them in the end, but will I be ready to say goodbye…
Continue ReadingMy strong-willed child, I’m always chasing you. But sometimes my legs get tired. Because it’s hard playing a game of…
Continue ReadingDon’t worry mama, you’re not crazy. You’re not crazy when you feel overwhelmed by the smallest things, like the prospect…
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