Every Neighborhood Needs a Baby
My grandmother was astounded when I told her I had met so many of her neighbors after we had only lived in her house for a couple of weeks. Grandma…
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God Carries Me Through the Deep Waters of Change
“Ahhh!” My underwater scream garbled in my snorkel tube as the manta ray’s cavernous mouth swept a hand’s distance from my face. My…
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Faith After a Rare Disease Diagnosis
My pastor frequently speaks of “kid pain” and acknowledges there’s nothing like it. I can testify to that. After nine months of uncertainty and…
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Good Mothers Bake from Scratch, and Other Lies I’ve Believed
I am standing at the kitchen counter, spooning banana mix into a muffin tin, when my daughter makes a proposal. “How about dis . . . ?” Presley…
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The Legacy Our Mothers Leave Is In the Details
It has been two months and nine days since my mom passed away. The first several weeks were spent on the details and logistics of planning her…
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When Did We Change, Mama?
When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you with my burdens and fears, and make room for you to come…
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My ‘Dusty Son’ is 5
As moms, we categorize everything. Girl mom. Boy mom. Wine mom. Outdoor mom. Farm mom. City mom. Now there’s been an uptick in social media trends…
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These Little Moments Are Everything
I almost missed it, my little one. How your eyebrows lift in quiet concentration as you carefully place each block, adding a new wall to your tiger…
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We Fall In Love a Million Times
Recently, I read a picture book to my children titled Would I Trade My Parents? The book is about a little boy who wishes he could exchange his…
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You Never Get Over Losing Your Mother
It’s been 10 years since I last heard my mother’s voice. Ten years since I could pick up the phone and ask a question I already knew the answer…
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You Carried An Angel
I felt Greyson kicking away in my tummy while I was eating my dish of mint chocolate chip ice cream. He was just as feisty as his three siblings had…
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The Ache of Losing a Child Never Really Leaves
Every year, without fail, my body feels February. I’m not talking about the drop in temperature, or the way the snow piling up on the ground…
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