God’s Been Preparing You to Let Them Go
You never think you’re ready to let go of your kids. But I promise you Mama, you’re readier than you believe. You’ve been practicing the…
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When We Were the Center of Their Worlds
“We don’t want a baby who is too dependent.” “We don’t want a baby who is too attached.” So we spend those early years pushing our…
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Goodbye to the Baby Years
My baby—my third baby, my last baby—is about to turn one. I’m done having babies, and my youngest is quickly turning into a toddler. This, as…
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You Only Get 18 Christmases
Eighteen is kind of an odd number. It’s big if you’re talking about pounds gained or lost, how many times you sneeze in a row, or how many…
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Dear Mama, Hold the Baby
They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell you to forget about your to-do list, because…
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You May Be Growing and Changing, But You’ll Always Be My Baby
You know how people change, but deep down, really, they don’t? This is my eldest son when he was 4 years old . . . and now. Those curls! He’s…
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Our Babies Grow When We Aren’t Looking
I was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her in the play pen to watch me fold the towels. I looked…
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Please Let Me Remember Today, Because Tomorrow You’ll Be Another Day Older
It seems like only a few short moments ago I held your tiny little body in my arms. How big you are now compared to those days. As I stare down at…
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These Hands Tell the Beautiful Story of Mothering You
These are the hands that prayed for your existence, day after day, month after month. These are the hands that shook as I stared down at a positive…
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The Littleness is Leaving Our Home
The littleness is leaving our home. It’s slowly creeping away, almost unnoticed unless I stop to take a hard look at it. That is how change is…
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