Dear Middle Child, I See You
To my middle child, Today I just wanted to tell you something: I see you. I see you trying hard,…
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To my middle child, Today I just wanted to tell you something: I see you. I see you trying hard,…
Continue ReadingSome days feel heavier than others. You watch them grow and wonder if the world sees all of them—the heart,…
Continue ReadingI didn’t know my last baby was my last baby. We had talked about our last baby, sure, but not…
Continue ReadingMotherhood today is a kind of exhaustion that sleep can’t touch. One that self-care can’t fix. It’s the exhaustion of…
Continue ReadingShe stands in the kitchen, hands trembling over the sink, tears she cannot let fall pressing behind her eyes. The…
Continue ReadingSometimes I forget how big the little things feel when you’re a kid. A random Tuesday trip for ice cream.…
Continue ReadingI love being home for you after school. Watching you play in the front yard with your friends, running in…
Continue ReadingHair means so much in her daddy’s world, in her heritage. In Uganda, hair is a story. It tells who…
Continue ReadingThe night my daughter woke up screaming at 3 a.m., I knew something was wrong. Her cry wasn’t the half-asleep…
Continue ReadingWe recently sold my car, a (very) used Toyota Sequoia. We could never really figure out its color. Sometimes it…
Continue ReadingBefore the sun rises, she is already moving. The house is still, the world asleep, yet her hands are already…
Continue ReadingSometimes I miss college, but not for the reasons I thought I would. I miss going to class—but while I…
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