You Are My Reason
You are my reason. You are the reason I get up each morning. Even though my eyelids are as heavy…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant (Really!) But You Are the Best Surprise
I remember waking that morning feeling anxious and uncomfortable. I pulled out my laptop and sat down for another day…
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You Are Your Baby’s Answered Prayer, Mama
Through involuntary clenched teeth, I lie in bed listening to the slight rustling of a baby I had just laid…
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You Were Never An Afterthought
Baby boy, you are so special. You may not be the firstborn, and you may have been our third boy,…
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I Left My Heart in the NICU
"You just left him there?" my daughter asked in a voice both curious and innocent, in a way that only…
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I Prayed For You Before You Were In My Arms
It was a humid morning in late May as I walked the seemingly longer and longer seven blocks from Grand…
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Dear Kids, I Won’t Be Perfect But No One Will Ever Love You More
To my kids, I will love you through the mad. When I’m yelling like a whistling kettle that needs to…
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I Loved You From the Very First Moment
From the moment I knew you were growing inside of me, I was completely enthralled and instantly in love. Though…
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Please Don’t Ever Ask a Woman When She’s Going To Have a Baby
I'll always remember the first time I was asked if I was expecting a child because it was so odd.…
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The Greatest Gift I Never Knew I Wanted is You
I never wanted to be a mother. The complete opposite of my sister, who knew very early on she wanted…
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It’s My Last Pregnancy, So I’ll Savor it a Little More
Is it possible to be reminiscent of something that hasn’t yet ended? I ask myself this when I begin to…
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Lord, Don’t Let Me Forget This Precious Time
“Lord! Please don’t let me forget this!” The words of my heart pleading and crying out to God as tears…
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