Don’t Worry Mama, More Wonder Awaits
I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for a toddler. Physically speaking, there is nothing more adorable on the planet. Soft ringlets. Big eyes.…
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I Hope You’ll Remember the Love
I can see it now. You’re on a date with your future spouse. You’re talking about your respective childhoods and comparing notes. You’re talking…
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While She’s Still My Little Girl
I can see them, the subtle changes happening in my daughter. I see them every day. In how she lingers in front of the mirror to arrange a strand of…
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The First Trailer of Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers is Out—And We’re Feeling All the Feels
It only takes two words to take me right back to my childhood: “Hello, neighbor.” I was raised on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The…
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Kids Don’t Need a Problem-Free Childhood, They Need Love
I had it upside down. I wanted the best childhood for my kids and felt like a failure when I couldn’t deliver. Not enough money to do what the…
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Older Kids Are Magic, Too
My kids are growing up. They’re growing up fast. When they were tiny everyone said, “Enjoy it. It goes by so quickly.” And I smiled and nodded…
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Play Really is the Work of Childhood
As I sit here, I am listening to my older daughter color by herself in another room. Of all of the sounds of young motherhood, the self-chatter…
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The Joy in Forgetting Time With You
You see the soft white bristles just poking from the pillow’s edge. “A feather, give it a pull,” I say, and your eyebrows raise with the…
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This Summer, Let’s Do it All Wrong
We’re going to have a summer with no label. It won’t be an ‘80s summer or a summer with a bucket list. It won’t be a screen-free summer or a…
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Dear Mom, I See Jesus In You
Dear Mom, I see Jesus in you. When you sang me to sleep night after night. When you made me grilled cheese for years straight without complaint. When…
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