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Living
June 5, 2020
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Speak Up Even When it’s Uncomfortable—We’ve Been Waiting For You

Your comfort is not priority. As you sit around your family tables rubbing sleep from your newly-awakened eyes, remember your comfort is not…

Grief, Loss
May 25, 2020
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The Cemetery Fills Me With Comfort and Sorrow

It’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining with such intensity I find myself squinting. Every time I venture to my mother’s grave, the sun shines…

Child, Motherhood
October 26, 2019
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To My Child: I Will Lay With You Every Night As Long As You Need

It’s the end of the day, and we are both tired. We are both needing our time to unwind from the business of the day. For me, it is my adult time. A…

Faith, Grief, Loss
October 16, 2019
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Dear Grieving Mama, He Sees You

On those moments when you can’t get out of bed. When the pain is so sharp this new life can’t possibly be real. When you don’t recognize the…

Kids, Motherhood
November 28, 2018
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I Am Their Comforter Because I Am Their Mother

I am their comforter. Something happens when my babies turn two. For two years, my babes have eyes for me, but around their second birthdays, their…

Kids, Motherhood
July 18, 2018
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Dear Mama, You Are Their Safe Space

The baby is crying and nothing helps. The toddler is kicking and screaming on the floor. The older kids are fighting. The teenager is talking back.…

Faith, Grief
December 28, 2017
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The Club I Never Wanted to Join

I’m a member of a club. Many don’t even know it exists. It’s exclusive; in fact, you can’t even apply for membership, you have to be chosen.…

Faith, Journal
December 10, 2017
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The Place That Restores My Weary Soul

We all have those special places, where we walk into that space and we feel at home. No matter how long we have been away, no matter how much time as…

Death of a Parent, Grief
June 9, 2017
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Grief- Normal and Okay

Saying good-bye to a parent is not something young adults expect to do. I certainly did not expect to bury my father when I was 35. And, now, a…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
November 2, 2015
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How I Found A Powerful Alternative To Blowing Up

“Uh-oh!” I chimed. It was time to respond to my daughter’s impertinence. “WHAT?! Why are you saying that?!” A preschool-sized tantrum…