I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character
I’m a single mama of two young boys. As a woman raising young boys, I’ve thought a lot about how…
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I’m a single mama of two young boys. As a woman raising young boys, I’ve thought a lot about how…
Continue ReadingI never believed in love at first sight . . . until there was a boy. A boy who made…
Continue ReadingAs another school year closes, I’m once again struck by an ethereal sense of being punched in the gut. We…
Continue Reading"I feel so sad for them," my 5-year-old said contemplatively. "All those caterpillars won't have a mom and dad anymore."…
Continue ReadingMy 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…
Continue ReadingI can see the yellow blur of the school bus passing in front of my window. Soon my little boy…
Continue ReadingThe arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…
Continue ReadingWhen I was his age, I used to write inspiring words on notebook paper. I’d carry a pen and notebook…
Continue ReadingIt all goes by so fast . . . The in utero diagnosis. The constant prayers. Your frail body being…
Continue ReadingSuch big blue eyes for your tiny face. Staring into them, I saw a world of possibilities for you. Would…
Continue ReadingI have a house full of all teenage boys, but this time it isn’t just my own four. I have…
Continue ReadingWhen you were a newborn, I knew you as well as it’s possible to know another human being. I was…
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