The Kids are Grown—Now What?
Between video chats with our son stationed overseas, our daughter flits in and out our door from college while the shoe jungle by the front door and…
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Until There Was a Boy
I never believed in love at first sight . . . until there was a boy. A boy who made my heart whole the first time he looked at me. A boy…
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Dear Friend, I Don’t Want To Lose You
I’m sorry I don’t text you like I should. I’m sorry I don’t call you like I should. I’m sorry I don’t check in to see how you are. I’m…
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I’m Never Not Mothering
I’m not sure what I thought a break would look like once I became a mother, but I was under the impression that the opportunity for one—a real,…
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A Mother’s Heart Remembers These Sweet Moments Forever
Motherhood gives you all the feelings. It’s hard not to be utterly thankful for and grieve the little things of your last baby, trying to take in…
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Mothers Are Exhausted Because the Needing Never Stops
To the mom who’s tired, I see you. To the mom trying her best, I see you too. To the mom who lost her cool today, I see you. I am you. We’re…
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Dear Husband, I Still Remember Who We Are
Sometimes it might seem like I’ve forgotten about us—amid the cluster feeding and the baseball practices. In the heaps of diapers or the…
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I Want You To Miss Your Childhood One Day Too
What I miss the most about childhood is owning my whole heart. Before I gave pieces of it away to others who weren’t always careful with it. And…
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I Traded My Body for This Full Life
It was supposed to be the happiest time of my life. I was cradling my firstborn child—my rainbow baby—tenderly in my arms as she contentedly…
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No One Told Me It Was the Last Time You’d Be This Little
No one told me it would be the last time I rocked you to sleep. A cry in the night, the haze of a dimly lit room, our rocking chair worn brown. We…
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The Truth is I’m Drowning
I find myself sinking. Really disappearing. Everyone around me sees me. They see my smile, my involvement, my willingness to please and participate.…
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Motherhood Makes You Brave
It was a day my husband was out of town for work. I had a doctor’s appointment for my son and daughter. So it was the three of us walking to…
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