To the Mom Tired of Acting Like Everything is OK
Sweet friend, I see you doing the best you can to smile and act like everything is OK. You’re trying to hide the truth from everyone around you.…
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I Promise To Remember When it Was Just Us
Dear firstborn, I promise to remember you are still my baby. When your baby brother is born and you suddenly look so big, I promise to remember…
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It’s Hard To Let Go of Fear After Loss
How could I have let this happen? The bus was scheduled to arrive two minutes ago. Where was he? It was only two minutes, but my heart started racing…
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Dear Baby in Heaven, Thank You For Making Me a Mother
Dear Baby, I hoped and prayed for you for many years. I was beyond ecstatic when you revealed yourself with a faint blue line on that plastic stick I…
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Praying Through the Seasons of Motherhood
Early on in the season of pregnancy, long before you know the secret your body hides, you are already growing as a mother. You hold your little one…
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Jesus Didn’t Heal My Body, But He’s Healed My Heart
For several years now, I have had these recurring, vivid dreams. In these dreams, I am never in my wheelchair. I am walking unaided and free from any…
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Dear Mom, You Made Me a Better Person
Dear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your dementia that really did the trick. Not that I wasn’t…
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Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best
“Mom, it says here in the parenting magazine that by five months, babies should be responding when you call their name.” She’s 11, long and…
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Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough
“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. “I have a question for you.” “What?” He reluctantly…
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What They Forget To Tell You About Motherhood
Motherhood. The world does not adequately prepare you for all that role truly encompasses. Sure, they tell you many things like: …
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I’ll Never Be a Perfect Mom, But I’ll Be a Loving One
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a perfectionist. I’ve struggled with accepting myself as good enough, with accepting my identity in…
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One Day This Will All Be Memories
One day, when I walk past the guest room, I won’t see books strewn across the floor, writing utensils scattered about, and tiny slips of paper…
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