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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…

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…

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;…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…