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…
Continue ReadingMy 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…
Continue Reading“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…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingDear 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,…
Continue ReadingAnd 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.…
Continue ReadingToday 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,…
Continue ReadingI 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…
Continue ReadingIn 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…
Continue ReadingTonight 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. …
Continue ReadingI’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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