Dear Daughter, at 16
My daughter turned 16 recently. It was a big one. THE big one. We spent months planning the long-dreamed-for "Sweet…
Continue ReadingMy daughter turned 16 recently. It was a big one. THE big one. We spent months planning the long-dreamed-for "Sweet…
Continue ReadingThis week, my husband is traveling, which leaves me home with the kids. In my house, that means a revolving…
Continue ReadingI've truly enjoyed raising my kids. Sure, it's been exhausting—the laundry, the cooking meals, the shuttling to all the activities—but…
Continue ReadingThree men live in my house now. Once there was just one man and two rowdy little boys, but one…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, I need to apologize. I did something to you the other day that I’ve tried to teach you…
Continue ReadingDear daughter at 14, It seems impossible that you are 14 years old. How did we get here so fast?…
Continue ReadingI was talking with a group of moms recently when we discussed which of our children, our boys or girls,…
Continue ReadingThese teen years aren’t what you thought they would be, are they? Everyone warned you about the teen years when…
Continue ReadingDear teenager of mine, there's something you should know. I'm in it for the long haul. I'm not going to…
Continue Reading“Kids are messy.” I remember my mother telling me that, long ago when I was pregnant with my first daughter, and…
Continue Reading14 is sulking shoulders, guttural sighs, melodramatic eye rolls when you can't tell the difference between Josh Dun and Tyler…
Continue ReadingToday started unusually chaotic and rushed. The kids slept in since they’d been up late all week trying to catch…
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