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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Why #sorrynotsorry needs to go away
Last week the Internet was abuzz with a story about a Maine diner owner and the mom of a toddler going head-to-head about tantrums and acceptable…
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Message from God
Wouldn’t it simplify our lives if God would just send us a letter in the mail, leave a post-it note on the bathroom mirror or maybe send us a…
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