There’s No Tired Like Mom Tired
My alarm used to go off Monday through Friday at 3:15 a.m. I’d drive the few miles to the TV station where I worked, in the dark of a city…
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Toddler
Parenting is About the Breaths We Take
“OK, now exhale,” the young doctor matter-of-factly stated as I felt the cool metal enter my spine. The nurse laid me down gently and then…
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The Littleness is Leaving Our Home
The littleness is leaving our home. It’s slowly creeping away, almost unnoticed unless I stop to take a hard look at it. That is how change is…
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Dear Child, I Wear Your Pain
Dear child, I wear your pain. The first time I heard your cry, I put your pain on like a cloak, ready to protect you from any darkness in this world,…
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So God Made a Toddler
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his plan for the family and said, “I need to shake things up.” So God made a toddler.…
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Today is the Day, My Child
Today is the day you came into this world. I waited nine long months for this moment! I always knew the morning sickness, aching back, swollen feet,…
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My Spirited Child is Not “Bad”
I will be the first to admit my toddler is a spirited child. He is dramatic, determined, and incredibly strong-willed. I have endured my fair share…
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This is Two
In less than 24-hours, my daughter will be two. TWO. I can’t believe it. “Two can be terrible,” I’ve heard it all my life. But if…
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Mama’s Here Watching Always, My Darling Boy
Tonight as I put you to bed, you asked, “Will you watch me sleep all night, Mama?” I told you I’m always watching, I’m always near. …
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I’ll Savor This Curious Toddler For as Long as I Can
I’m 19-months deep into raising my last baby. The very last one I will carry in my womb, rock to sleep at night and handle meltdowns with day…
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