Please Don’t Leave Me Yet, Mom
The sound of my phone startled me as I started down a dirt path in search of momentary solitude. I groaned, irritated by the interruption, pulling it…
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Fear
God’s Promise Through the Storm
Those of us in the Southeast know that not long after summer begins and the heat overtakes everything under the sky, the hurricane warnings will…
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To the Mom With the Traumatic Birth Experience
In 2016, I gave birth to my son after a challenging and stressful pregnancy. From the first month of my pregnancy, I suffered from a complication…
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My Husband Asks Why I Cry So Many Nights, But I Just Can’t Tell Him the Truth
It’s beginning again, just like I remember. Tears come uninvited, streaming down my face. My voice rises; my patience with my kids dwindles. It has…
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My Parents Are Aging and I Worry
I woke suddenly in the wee hours of the morning, unsure if it was the pounding thunder that had startled me awake or the pounding of my heart. I sat…
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I Hold You Close Because I’m Afraid of Losing You, Too
Dearest child, I hold on so tight because I’m afraid of losing you. I caught myself staring at you during story time today. We were curled up in my…
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What if Our Time Together is Cut Short?
I hear the baby crying on the monitor. I open my eyes, roll out of bed, and stumble to his room. “Mama’s here,” I whisper. I pull him out…
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This Stage of Life is Scary, Too
I sat on the edge of my daughter’s bed as she listed off a number of reasons she’s afraid of the dark. After validating her fears, I…
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The Anchor Holds
Our family loves being out on the water. We are fortunate to live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, so we take our boat out often. Although we have both…
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My Husband Knows Every Part of Me But This
He stood at the center of a crowd the night I knew I’d marry him. He was a teenager playing for our high school basketball team. After the…
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