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Nothing is More Important Than These Sweet Moments Next to You

All morning, my mind bustled with the thoughts of what I was going to do as soon as you laid down for your afternoon nap. I had two writing projects…

As with every morning, I started with coffee and bravely told myself today wouldn’t be a cluster as the mom of a toddler. I have a pretty set…

The tears marched angrily down her cheeks as she sat on the kitchen stool, wailing. “Nooooooo! I want !!!” “You want…raisins?” I…

Rowdy. Stubborn. Moody. Unpredictable. Independent. Messy. These are the words we use to describe toddlers. Heck, these are words I’ve…

Dear Jackson, Today didn’t go at all how I expected. Usually, when moms have me come to the hospital, to capture their firstborn meeting their…

Parenting isn’t a thankless job though it feels like one most of the time. There is no paycheck or instant gratitude, no one really tells us…

I’m scrubbing the last of the dinner dishes while you sit out on the porch. Sunlight is trading places with nightfall, and you’re savoring every…

This sweet little guy. Today, he wasn’t having it. And, to be totally honest, it frustrated me. I was trying to be the adult and know better and…

If I say no, you say yes. If I turn the water off, you insist it be turned back on. If I say whisper, you somehow just get louder. …

In these little years, time goes by so fast. The hours, though, have a way of dragging on. Sometimes, I forget to take mental pictures, to…