To My Pandemic Baby, This Isn’t the World I Wanted To Bring You Into
To my pandemic baby, this isn’t the world I wanted to bring you into. The diaper bag is still packed with diapers you’ve…
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Dear Daughter, Eat the Chips
This was my lunch today. Yep. Doritos and a Dr. Pepper. A week ago you might’ve seen me with water and a salad, or leftovers from dinner the night…
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Precious Children, May You Grow in Love and Faith
Dear daughter and son, Let me start by saying how much I love you. You have made my life shine and sparkle. You are my sunshine after the rain, and I…
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Dear Daughter, You Are a Beautiful Reflection of God
Dear Daughter, You are a gem. I hope that truth resonates within your soul. You are priceless—far more valuable than red rubies and more precious…
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Dear Daughter, Don’t Let the World Break You
Baby girl, you are so incredibly beautiful. So delicate. So beautifully breakable. And because of that, I am afraid for you. The world broke me. Like…
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Having a Daughter is So Much More Than I Thought it Would Be
Having a daughter is nothing like I thought it would be. You see, the moment that the doctor screamed, “It’s a girl!” all I could picture was…
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Dear Daughter, I’ll Never Be Too Busy To Listen To You
Dear daughter, Right now, you’re young and tell me everything. I have a behind-the-scenes, front-row seat, backstage pass into all things…
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Daughter, When You Look in the Mirror, This is What I Hope You See
To my girl when you look in the mirror, At two years old, you looked in the mirror full of smiles as you put on blush just like mommy. Today, the…
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Dear Daughter, Sometimes the Only Way To Handle a Mean Girl is to Walk Away
One thing that you never get away from when raising daughters is talking about mean girls. I have watched my own kids be excluded on a sports team…
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You Deserve To Be Loved the Way Your Father Loves Me
My sweet daughter, I want you to love someone who looks at you like maybe dreams do really come true. the way your father looks at me. I want you to…
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