Dear Someday Baby, I Long For You
Dear Someday Baby, Sometimes it feels as if I’ll never get to meet you. You see, we’ve been trying for you, for quite a while now. …
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May the Depth of My Love Nourish Your Precious Heart, My Child
I pray you have a childhood filled with magic and wonder. I pray it’s overflowing with love and joyfulness. I pray your childhood affords you…
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When Mom Goes Back to Work With Her Old Friend Guilt By Her Side
Let’s talk about mom guilt. We all get it one time or another, for one reason or another. My current mom guilt struggle is based around…
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Hold Them as Long as They’ll Let You, Mama—These Moments Are Fleeting and Precious
When I was pregnant with my son, everyone would tell me, “It goes so fast!” and I would just nod and be like, “Yeah, I know.” and I really…
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Sweet Moments in the Chaos of Motherhood Make it All Worth it
There are times in this whole parenting thing where you can’t seem to catch a break. You can’t seem to do anything right. Your children are…
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To the Struggling Postpartum Mother, I See You
Hey sister, I see you. Holding your precious new baby, tears of awe and terror streaming down your face. I see you, wondering how on earth you got…
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When You’re Sick—Really Sick—During Pregnancy, it’s More Than Just the Body That Suffers
Hyperemesis gravidarum. That’s what the doctor calls it. Severe morning sickness. That’s what I’ll tell you when you ask me what the heck that…
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Thank You For Being a Daddy Who Buttons the Snaps
To my wonderful, busy, exhausted husband. I love you. I’m proud of you. I know we’ve tried and waited so long to finally get to this…
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Remember They Were His Kids First
Our kids were His kids first. When they appropriately use their manners and you get a compliment at a restaurant. They were His kids…
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I See You, Middle of the Night Mama
I see you trudging back to the toddler’s room, assuring him there are no monsters for the fifth time tonight. I see you pour another cup of milk. I…
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