I Married a Baby Guy
One of the more panic-inducing truths about having a baby is the fact that most of us have no idea what we’re doing. We get it in theory, of…
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Dear Dad, Watching You as a Grandpa is Pure Magic
That twinkle in your eye. It’s always been my favorite. It was the thing I looked to for approval, humor, and reassurance as a daddy’s little…
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To the Dads Who Love Daughters
A note to the dads who love their daughters: I can only imagine what you felt when you first heard the words “it’s a girl”. Were you…
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To the Fatherless on Father’s Day
You don’t feel lucky to be in it. But, it is a club you have joined. Your dad died. Even worse, when you were young. And so was he. For those…
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Show Me, Daddy
“Show me, Daddy!” My big brown-eyed curly haired almost-3-year-old girl said to my husband while handing him her brand new foam baseball…
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A Dad is His Daughter’s Safe Place, Too
“Mothers are their children’s safe place.” I hear this all the time. I feel this way about my mom, and since I’ve become a mom, I know this…
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Dear Husband, I Couldn’t Do the Hard Work of Parenting Without You
To my amazing husband, I remember back when our firstborn entered the world and I spent every day struggling to survive. The days were so long and…
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My Husband Dreamed of Boys; God Gave Him Girls
My husband always dreamed he would have boys. He wanted two boys, exactly two and that’s just what he would have. That’s just the way it…
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A Dad’s Heart is His Children
If you want to know a dad’s heart, watch the way he looks into the eyes of his children. Observe the way he peers right into their souls and…
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He Couldn’t Fix This
I can see it in his eyes, I can hear it in his voice the pain, the hurt all the things because he could not fix it. He is the dad, the husband the…
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