I’m Glad You Showed Up
I played basketball one year in high school. For some reason we practiced in the morning before school, and one morning I was late by about 20…
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Encouragement
We Do Each Day, and the Days Become Our Life
Living in DC means taking cabs. My husband, Shawn, and I took plenty of cabs for the 13 years we lived in DC together, and he always loved…
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8 Ways to Serve a Mother Walking Through Miscarriage
Until this year, I had never experienced a miscarriage firsthand. Prior to walking through it myself, I remember wanting so badly to be there for my…
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Always Encouraging Me
We chatted happily as we drove along, the radio playing in the background, the dresser and changing table for our soon-to-be-born baby securely…
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I’m Actually More Productive With My Kids Around
It is counterintuitive that chaos would bring order, but that is exactly what working from home has done for me. I know, I know. Kids are…
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“A Wrinkle in Time” Speaks to Anyone Who’s Ever Felt Different
It is March and with the change in daylight and the daffodils also comes the movie version of A Wrinkle in Time. Full disclosure: I would watch…
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This is the Kind of Village Moms Really Need
A friend and I were joking recently about the things we used to say, before kids, or when our firsts were just babies. No screens until age…
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I Am More Than My Mom Mistakes
#hotmessmom It’s my favorite hashtag. It’s all-encompassing. It tells the whole story. Late for gymnastics? Hot mess. Burned grilled…
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A Rally Cry For the Weary Mom
Hello, tired mother. I see you there. If I could sit with you over coffee or tea or wine, I’d lean in and listen to you talk about your kids.…
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God Sees You, Momma
Oh, Momma, so it’s been one of “those days” and it’s only 9:30 in the morning? Your little darlings were up before the sun had a…
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