You’ll Always Be Mommy’s Little Boy
My dear, sweet firstborn. As the days pass by, your status as an only child is slowly coming to an end. Your daddy and I try to explain to you what…
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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 Son, You’re One of the Good Guys
An open letter to my oldest on his 15th birthday: You turn 15 today in the near middle of this wild and crazy year, and there’s this thing I…
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Dear Son, The Best is Yet To Come
First things first, son, I know you’ll be reading this letter much later in life, but go wipe your face. You see, as I write you this note today,…
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Dear Son, I Pray My Love Shines Through the Messy Parts of Me
I just want you to know. That I’m trying. And I mess up. A lot. But gosh, do I try. I pray every single day for the strength and wisdom and…
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Dear Son, I’m Sending You Into the World Covered in My Prayers
Dear son, You are called to be in the world, but not of it. And my goodness right now the world seems like a mess. What’s good is bad and…
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Let Us Raise Little Boys With Gentle Hearts
Little boys don’t need toughened up. Little boys don’t need to have their emotions dismissed. Little boys don’t need to be told to stop crying.…
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I Pray For You, My Son
Dear son, I prayed for you before you were born. I prayed for your arrival. I pray with you before meals and bedtime. But I also pray for you alone.…
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Dear Son, I Hope You Grow Up To Love Like Your Daddy Does
I married your dad at 19 because of the person he was then. He saw me and took me as I was, and I thought there was no way I would ever love him more…
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Dear Son, You’re in the Middle of Baby and Big Boy
To my middle kid, I’m in the middle, too. I stayed home with you and your brothers today because you’re all swimming in snot and sound like tiny…
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