Right Now, These Kids Are All Mine—And That’s All I Need
My kids gave me a run for my money today. There were lots of fights. Lots of tears. Lots of not listening. Lots of He touched mes and She took my…
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Time is a Thief That Steals Our Babies Away
My eldest daughter married last October. A year has slipped by and the foundation of her marriage has been built. This is cosmic sleight-of-hand.…
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God Gave You These Babies—Don’t Let Satan Steal the Joy of Raising Them
Hey mama, Don’t you sometimes find yourself longing for those days when your babies won’t be tiny babies forever? Do you ever sit and…
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It’s Flu and RSV Season—You Don’t Have to Share Your Baby
Hey mama, Listen up. It’s the holiday season, a.k.a, the season of giving. Giving thanks, giving presents . . . oh yeah, and giving germs. Lots of…
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We’re Done Having Kids and it Hurts a Little
I always wanted three kids. I don’t know why. Three was kind of an arbitrary number, but it was a comfortable place to hang out in my mind. Three.…
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Here’s Why Your February Baby Is Super Special {Science Says So!}
February will always be special to me because it’s the month I first became a mom. Yep, on February 27, 2004, a clueless 26-year-old me…
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Maybe it’s the Mistletoe or All the Twinkling Lights: Statistics Prove December is For Baby-Making
I’m a September baby, and though I was born on the 5th, I was due on the 25th. It took me until I was a young adult to realize why my brothers…
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I Miss You When You Sleep, Sweet Baby, So I’ll Hold You a Little Longer
Some nights, bedtime doesn’t seem to hit my home fast enough. The chaos of the day makes the hands of the clock slow to snail speed. But as soon as…
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Don’t Ask Her if She’s Pregnant
Don’t ask her if she’s pregnant. You can’t know the insecurity she’s feeling from the weight she has gained as her age has ticked up and…
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To the Woman I Was Before I Had Kids, You Cannot Fathom the Beauty Ahead
Hey you, my energetic, tan-legged and perfectly simple pre-baby self. There is so much I want to tell you, so many times I’ve wanted to reach out…
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