Can I Learn to Love a Stepmother When I Still Ache For My Mom?
I remember the first time my father mentioned her. It was autumn, less than a year after my mother had lost her lengthy battle with cancer. “I’ve…
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Dear Husband, the Way You Love Us Makes Me Fall in Love With You a Little More Every Day
Dear Husband, I saw you tonight. Like, really saw you. Our little family was cuddled up listening to you read a bedtime story. I watched as your face…
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Dear Newlywed Me, Your Life Only Gets Sweeter
To the girl in my honeymoon photos, Yeah, you, with your fresh face and bright eyes. Dang girl, you look so happy. You’re on your honeymoon with…
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Sorry Friends and Family, Christmas Eve is Our Night
I think that one of the hardest parts about transitioning from married to married with kids during the holidays is feeling like you have to keep up…
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We Are the Memory Makers
Family memories have always been important to me. But, marriage and motherhood changed me. Suddenly, I wanted holidays and birthdays and little…
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Dear Husband, Let’s Make More Time For Us
Do you remember in our early days, how we used to do everything together? If you were driving, you can bet I was riding shotgun, singing loudly along…
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You Only Get 18 Christmases
Eighteen is kind of an odd number. It’s big if you’re talking about pounds gained or lost, how many times you sneeze in a row, or how many…
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I Love the Daddy My Husband Has Become
It was finally Friday after a very long week. I’m a teacher and we had just wrapped up the third week of school, when we should be settling back in…
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We Just Couldn’t Move Our Kids Away From Their Grandparents
We were going to move. I was ready for a change. We talked about it, my husband and me, about moving to the coast for a change of scenery. We visited…
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The Greatest Feast of All This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving week is typically a short one for work. This means I rest a bit easier, knowing that I’ll be enjoying more husband time, more help…
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