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Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 25, 2019
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To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last time at this ungodly hour. I ran downstairs to…

Kids
August 21, 2019
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You Are No Longer Just Mine

For five years I have been your constant. We spend every moment of our days together, learning the ins and outs of the mommy-daughter dynamic. I am…

Kids, Motherhood
August 20, 2019
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To the Mama Sending Her Special Needs Child to School

Giiiiirrrrllll, I feel you. I mean, I feel you. So. Hard. I cried when I took my boy to preschool for the first time and I sobbed like a newborn when…

Kids, Motherhood
August 16, 2019
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You Won’t Find Me Crying on the First Day of Kindergarten

In a few days, I’ll hand over the keys to my most valuable commodity: my child. She’ll march into kindergarten—without me. She’ll eat lunch,…

Kids
August 9, 2019
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Dear Teacher, You Are the Bridge

At first, it was just me. You weren’t even a glimmer in my mind. Through the night-feedings. The early-morning cuddles. The midday naps. The…

Kids
August 8, 2019
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Dear Anxious Kindergarten Parents, From a Teacher Waiting For Your Babies

This is for the parents who are getting ready to send their children off to kindergarten. You are embarking on the next big adventure in your…

Child, Kids, School
August 9, 2018
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You’ll Walk Through These Doors Alone, But I’ll Be Right Here Loving You Still

It hit me this morning. I’ve been holding it together, dwelling on the positives of your swiftly approaching venture, but this morning, it hit me…

Faith, Inspiration, Kids, Motherhood
August 15, 2017
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Farewell to My Favorite Chapter

The moment I became a mother, the life I once knew immersed with my wants and needs, transformed into midnight feedings and up all night worries,…

Homeschool, Kids, Motherhood, School, Teen
August 6, 2017
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Preparing for the Last First Day of School

Just seeing this in print is causing a stir of emotions. Part of me keeps asking, where did time go and then I smile and think, job well done!…

Featured, Journal
August 19, 2014
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Does the fear go away?

I jumped off our balcony once. Just in case the landing didn’t go as planned, I made sure to soften the grass below with a bed sheet. I wouldn’t…