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Faith, Kids
January 17, 2019
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I Want So Much More Than Happiness For My Children

I’m trying to make my kids’ childhood magical. I want them to have a happy childhood with many happy memories to look back on. So I plan fun…

Kids, Motherhood
November 29, 2018
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The Lies Parents Tell: Why I’m Ready to Break Up with the Magic of Childhood

If you see me running through the town, screaming in the dead of the night, it will hands-down be from sleep lost and stress felt from trying to keep…

Child, Kids
October 18, 2018
6 Minute Read

Dear Son, When You Get “All the Way Bigger”

“Mom, when I get all the way bigger I’m going to be a farmer.” This has been one of your favorite sayings for a few months now. When I get all…

Motherhood
October 13, 2018
2 Minute Read

Motherhood is a Series of Bittersweet Goodbyes

I said goodbye to that high-pitched cry. The one that was the first sound I ever heard from your perfect lips. Within a week, it was deeper and…

Journal, Motherhood
August 2, 2018
4 Minute Read

I Love Being Their Mother

My children will both be at preschool in just a few short months, and it’s making me a little nostalgic. As I danced around with them today to…

Kids
July 2, 2018
4 Minute Read

Dear Daughter, May You Revel in This Time of Being Little

One morning as I scurried through the living room, gathering what I needed before taking you and your brother to daycare, you ran downstairs ahead of…