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Baby, Motherhood
July 7, 2020
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We’re Leaving Behind the Baby Years

There’s a unique ache that lives in the heart of a woman who knows she is meant to be a mom, but who has not yet had the thrill of a positive…

Motherhood, Teen
June 14, 2020
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Just Wait, It Gets Even Better

Just wait, young moms. Just wait until your babies and toddlers and preschoolers and young children grow up and turn into teenagers and young adults.…

Motherhood
June 3, 2020
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I Can’t Always Be Right Next To You, But My Love Will Remain

You spent months in my arms as I cuddled you, nursed you, and rocked you to sleep. I could hardly bear to leave your side, and when I had to, I…

Motherhood
May 28, 2020
4 Minute Read

Raising a Daughter is Terrifying and Beautiful

Raising a daughter is hard. And easy. And terrifying. And rewarding. All at the same time. I’ve been circling around this in my head for…

Baby, Motherhood
May 26, 2020
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I Know We Can’t Go Back, So I’ll Savor My Baby Today

I used to grab him every morning at 5 a.m. when he’d cry out for me. I’d trudge my tired body to his nursery, I’d scoop him up, and I’d carry…

Motherhood
May 19, 2020
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He’s a Little Less Mine Every Day

Every day, he’s a little less little boy. I see the transformation in the swagger he’s perfecting, so much more confident than the…

Baby, Child, Motherhood
May 14, 2020
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Gone are the Precious Days of Babyhood

It seems like yesterday I was watching you dance in my belly, anxiously awaiting your arrival. Now you’re going to be ONE at the end of this month,…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 12, 2020
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Why I Let My Teens Drink Coffee

At age seven, my family moved into a dairy-farm house built in the early 1900s. And, while the house still oozed a certain turn-of-the-century charm,…