A Grandma’s Love Is Stronger Than DNA
This baby girl. I shouldn’t love her like I do. But, I do. She’s not mine. Yet, I feel like…
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This baby girl. I shouldn’t love her like I do. But, I do. She’s not mine. Yet, I feel like…
Continue ReadingWhen I walk into our neighborhood pool these days, I’m often greeted by a small, usually wet, 4-year-old. Her face…
Continue Reading“My period is 10 days late,” I whispered to my husband while lying in bed one night in February, our…
Continue ReadingLet’s talk about the motherhood expectations we had before we actually became moms. I can’t help but chuckle at my…
Continue ReadingDon’t forget to check in on the mama. Everyone always asks in the first few weeks, “How are you feeling?”…
Continue ReadingThe absence of fingerprints is loud. I know, I know. We’ve heard it a million times before from seniors and…
Continue ReadingHave you seen those reels and posts saying things like, “You only get 12,763 hours with your child,” or, “By…
Continue ReadingI walked into Target for a little retail therapy. It had been a week. We are preparing to send our…
Continue ReadingI'll leave a place for you. Though you are not here, I will leave a place for you . .…
Continue ReadingLast week I hosted a sleepover birthday party for six girls. Six 5-year-olds descended on our house, invited by me…
Continue ReadingI never expected to lose my best friends after having a baby. And I definitely never imagined my in-laws would…
Continue ReadingDear struggling mama, I am writing this letter to myself as much as I am writing it to you. I…
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