She Just Needed to be Held
“She just needed to be held,” I texted my husband after a two-hour battle to get my 3-year-old to bed.…
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“She just needed to be held,” I texted my husband after a two-hour battle to get my 3-year-old to bed.…
Continue ReadingAs I sat there rocking my child to sleep, I caught my mind wandering to the past. Not my recent…
Continue ReadingYou drifted into dreamland on my chest—I could have put you down, but I couldn't. In fact, when I became…
Continue Reading“You know what you do with the youngest one, don’t ya?” this sweet elderly gentleman asked as he peered into…
Continue ReadingIf I could hold you once again . . . Just for one more minute, the way you are now.…
Continue ReadingI’ll hold you while you sleep because you won’t always be this little. Some day in the not-so-distant future you’ll…
Continue ReadingHer scream was primal. She cried out in pain, grasping her stomach, “MOMMY, MOMMY . . .” I raced up…
Continue ReadingThis is how I held you. Wrapped up, entwined in my arms until you finally gave in to sleep. It…
Continue ReadingTonight, I let you drift asleep as I rocked you gently in my arms. I'm told I shouldn't do this.…
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