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Marriage
January 28, 2019
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Dear Husband, I Love You For All the Little Ways You Care

Dear husband, As I write this, I am patting the back of our 3-year-old while she drifts off to sleep and you rock our screaming 8-month-old. It is…

Kids, Marriage
January 20, 2019
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Being the Father My Own Was Not

I have often heard that we marry our mothers or fathers. For some strange reason, be it consciously or subconsciously, we go on a search for what we…

Kids, Marriage
January 18, 2019
2 Minute Read

Dear Husband, I Thank God For You Every Day

He’s the glue that holds us together. He’s the one who assures each member of the family of our worth. He reminds our oldest son how smart he is;…

Grief, Living
December 10, 2018
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My Dad’s Been Gone for 15 Years, But Gives Me a Godwink Every Christmas

I picked up the phone to call my dad the other day. I was thinking about my car insurance bill, and wanted to ask him something. This wouldn’t…

Motherhood, Relationships
August 2, 2018
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Sometimes I Wish I Could be the Fun Parent

Dear Husband, I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I wish I could be the fun parent instead of you. I hear you dancing wildly in the kitchen,…

Death of a Parent, Journal
June 16, 2018
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Dear Husband, I Know the Importance of a Dad, Because I Lost Mine Too Soon

Dad was enlightened. He knew that every small moment mattered. He was silly, too. He made funny faces at me in every situation. He told stories of…

Death of a Spouse, Grief, Motherhood
June 14, 2018
5 Minute Read

I’m Parenting Alone, But I Can’t Be Both Mom and Dad To My Kids

I have heard a lot from single moms and dads, widowed or otherwise, that now they “have to be the mom AND the dad.” While practically, I totally…

Journal, Relationships
June 11, 2018
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A Good Dad Will Love His Daughter

Dad will arguably be the most important man in a daughter’s life. Through him, she will learn what “right” looks like. And a good…

Journal, Kids, Relationships
June 18, 2017
3 Minute Read

To The Father of Kids With Special Needs, on Father’s Day

On that day we promised “for better or worse, in sickness and in health,” I don’t know about you, but I figured on…

Death of a Parent, Grief
June 18, 2017
4 Minute Read

A Dad Like You

You were gone before she arrived, though mom says she saw you for an instant, smiling next to me as I held your newborn, first grandchild for a…

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Dear Husband, I Love You For All the Little Ways You Care

Dear Husband, Thank You For Being the Father My Own Was Not

Dear Husband, I Thank God For You Every Day

My Dad’s Been Gone for 15 Years, But Gives Me a Godwink Every Christmas

Sometimes I Wish I Could be the Fun Parent

Dear Husband, I Know the Importance of a Dad, Because I Lost Mine Too Soon

I’m Parenting Alone, But I Can’t Be Both Mom and Dad To My Kids

A Good Dad Will Love His Daughter

To The Father of Kids With Special Needs, on Father’s Day

A Dad Like You

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