I’m Grateful For the Annoying Things My Husband Does
Every day I pick up the towel he hangs on our curtain rod and throw it on a hook in the bathroom, put his hair gel back in the bathroom drawer that…
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My Baby Was Born on September 11th
An open letter to my 9/11 baby: You asked me this morning why “those people blew up New York” on your birthday. You are six; of course, this…
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Tell Them You Love Them While You Still Can
Call your dad. When he asks why you’re calling, say you just wanted to hear his voice. Better yet, thank him for that long-ago afternoon he spent…
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I Want My Son to See His Father Love His Mother
I carefully close the door to my daughters’ bedroom and turn around to find my husband inches from me in the hallway. He snakes his arms around my…
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Dear Grown-Ups: I’m Just a Kid, and I’m Still Learning
Last week, my kindergartener went viral. I posted a picture of the two of us, sitting on the kitchen floor in the anxious minutes before we left for…
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I’m Thankful For the Friendships That Time and Distance Can’t Break
I don’t necessarily miss high school or college. But gosh, sometimes I miss being close to my friends. Hear me out, I have incredible friends who I…
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Here’s What I Know About Parenting, There’s Never Enough Time
When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting, the struggles of a baby waking in the night, the toddler who won’t stay…
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A Father to the Fatherless: A Letter to My Children
To my precious and beautiful children: I know your daddy is gone, but I want you to understand a few things. He loved you. He prayed every day for…
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Widow Wears Her Wedding Dress One Last Time—The Reason Will Warm Your Heart
After unexpectedly losing my husband in May, I think it’s more than fair to say I have had many hard days. I’ve also had many “just…
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Dear Husband, Fall Back in Love With Me
Husband, by now I’ve fallen in love with you a hundred times. And so it follows I’ve fallen out 99. After all these years, even though…
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