You Love Your Kids As Hard As You Can, But Some Days You Won’t Like Each Other
So here's the thing . . . You can love your kids with your whole heart and sometimes they will…
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Motherhood Can Sneak Up On You
I’ll be in the middle of my morning routine—brewing coffee, letting the dog out, getting the kids' breakfast—when all of…
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You Are My Alleluia Song
With the hum of the noise machine and my son, Isaac’s, bedroom door cracked open we snuggle on the rocking…
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Cherish the Tiny Moments of Childhood
I wish that young-mom me had listened more carefully to the wisdom of moms, aunts, cousins, and grandmas. “You’ll miss…
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I’m the Mother—What I Say Goes
When a mother says no, she means no. Why is it when a doctor, teacher, coach, or even a gardener…
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God Knew the Mother I Would Be
Long before two pink lines ever showed up on a home pregnancy test, I had already spent hours upon hours…
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You’re Not Called To Be Like Other Moms, You’re Called To Be the Mom Your Kids Need
I’ve stood out my whole life. Tall since birth, loud since just after birth, heavy for most of my life.…
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Just Because I Love Being A Mom Doesn’t Mean it Isn’t Heavy Sometimes
Just because I love being a mom, doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes miss the carefree days when I only had…
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If Anything Survives 2020, It’ll Be the Mothers
There is something about a fistful of dandelions. The way my kids’ little hands wrap around the brightly-colored bouquets of…
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When I Woke Up This Morning, All I Wanted To Do Was Go Back To Bed
Today, I failed at being a good mom. My kids ate cupcakes and Sprite for breakfast. They watched well over…
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