I’m Starting to See the Teenager in Him
My children frequently take my breath away, whether with their beauty (because, oh, my, these children are beautiful, aren’t they?)…
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My children frequently take my breath away, whether with their beauty (because, oh, my, these children are beautiful, aren’t they?)…
Continue ReadingIt is well past bedtime as I watch you snuggle into your little bed with your impressive collection of blankets,…
Continue ReadingOne day, you won’t ask me to lie down with you in the night and trace pictures along your back…
Continue ReadingWhen we think about starting a family, we don’t think about how it all unfolds. We may consider what it…
Continue ReadingThere’s a birthday in the house. I know tomorrow won’t really make you a whole year older. You’ve been hard…
Continue ReadingMy 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…
Continue ReadingNot too long ago, I spent my Friday evening crying on the couch. I was grieving the end of an…
Continue ReadingThinking back to my 20s, I was living for the moment. Not in the cool and mindful "I’m so present…
Continue ReadingI read a lot of parenting blogs. And books and magazines. Plus, I follow a ton of writer-moms on social…
Continue Reading“Hey, Mom,” she said from the backseat, “now I’m over halfway there!” We were a few minutes in to our…
Continue ReadingI left it, all dusty and alone, with bags of used clothes piled on its seat and tray. No one was there…
Continue ReadingI never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…
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