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…
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When I was pregnant with my son, everyone would tell me, “It goes so fast!” and I would just nod…
Continue ReadingThis is 3. It’s your first independent swimming lessons, without me in the pool, your swimming teacher telling me you…
Continue ReadingSee those little hands? I know you mamas can relate to seeing those little hands. Those were the hands of…
Continue ReadingDear firstborn, you’re special. You are different from your siblings. I know I’m not supposed to say this out loud,…
Continue ReadingOur kids were His kids first. When they appropriately use their manners and you get a compliment at a restaurant. …
Continue ReadingIn the last few years, two moms have given me advice I’ve never forgotten. Their advice was simple but profound:…
Continue ReadingTonight, I helped my soon-to-be-7-year-old son write a letter to the tooth fairy after losing a tooth somewhere. You're getting so…
Continue ReadingEveryone needs a toddler because a toddler doesn’t care. A toddler doesn’t care if you’re wearing the same sweatpants that…
Continue ReadingEveryone warned me about the toddler years. The “terrible twos”. The tantrums. The tears. The testing of boundaries. All the…
Continue ReadingToday you left the warm safe haven you grew in, and were bombarded with unfamiliar scary sensations, sights, and sounds.…
Continue ReadingI’m an only child raising an only child. Throughout my life, as people inquired about my siblings or family size…
Continue ReadingToday you called me Mommy. Mommy. Not Mama. Just yesterday—merely one day ago—it was Mama. But today—merely one day later—it’s…
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