They Tell You To Hold the Baby, But No One Warns You How Fast He Grows
They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell…
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They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell…
Continue ReadingToday my baby became a little boy. The change has been coming for a while even if I didn't quite…
Continue ReadingSometimes I call him the practice child. The oldest of five. Born to a mom and dad deep in debt…
Continue ReadingNo one told me when I was counting down the days until my first baby was born, that I would…
Continue ReadingDear daughter and son, Let me start by saying how much I love you. You have made my life shine…
Continue ReadingI’ve been here before. This space between elementary school and middle school is familiar to me for I have walked…
Continue ReadingThis isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
Continue ReadingAn open letter to my oldest on his 15th birthday: You turn 15 today in the near middle of this…
Continue ReadingFirst things first, son, I know you’ll be reading this letter much later in life, but go wipe your face.…
Continue ReadingI just want you to know. That I’m trying. And I mess up. A lot. But gosh, do I try.…
Continue ReadingDear son, You are called to be in the world, but not of it. And my goodness right now the…
Continue ReadingAs I bent down to pick up those little remnants of the day’s fun, I had to stop and remind…
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