I Will Love You Even If
Even if you never make the winning basket or stand on homecoming court, I will love you. Even if you never make it to college and earn a diploma to…
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The Hardest Part of Motherhood is the Anxiety
One of the hardest parts about motherhood is the anxiety. The anxiety to make sure everything is going to be okay. The anxiety when your daughter is…
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A Mother’s Prayer Before Entering Target
I come before you, Lord, as I mentally prepare to unbuckle these children from their car seats. I greatly desire your presence as I fast-walk across…
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To the Foster Child Searching For Home
Dear sweet child, I know this is scary. One minute, you’re home. The next, you’re living with strangers. I can’t begin to imagine the…
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Being an Aunt Is One of the Greatest Joys of My Life
I will never forget the day I became an aunt 22 years ago; my 19-year-old self was rabidly excited. I was in a college class (Western Classics, as I…
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Trading Fleeting Moments of Fame for Unshakeable Faith
The string quartet began playing Pachelbel, as my dad and I took our first steps down the aisle. I began to lose my composure as we proceeded to the…
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Dear Husband, You Are Exactly What I Never Knew I Needed
You are exactly what I never knew I needed. You see, I’m not the type of girl who used to lay in bed at night dreaming of my “perfect”…
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Raising Our Kids Far From Extended Family Doesn’t Hurt Us One Bit
I’ve been seeing a lot of posts lately about living near family, and what a blessing it is to raise your children near cousins or grandparents or…
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Once Upon a Time, We Choose Each Other to Do This Life Together
It’s close to 7:30 p.m., and I just spoke to my husband on the phone 20 minutes ago. “I’m on the way home,” he’d said. A line I…
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Dear Husband, Our Love and This Life Can Be Messy Sometimes, But it Belongs to Us
In the past year, our family of four has been through it. And through it again. From the horrific blow of losing a parent, to job rejections, to…
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