Dear Dad, I Get It Now
You were rarely the one to dry my tears. But I know you dried Mom’s after she dried mine. I went…
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You were rarely the one to dry my tears. But I know you dried Mom’s after she dried mine. I went…
Continue ReadingWhen I was seven, my dad and I were on our way home from my piano lesson in a quiet…
Continue ReadingWhen I was about 14 years old, I was in that stubborn phase where I didn’t talk to my parents…
Continue ReadingI’ll always be there to take care of you. It’s the way God built me. I’m a caregiver, and I have…
Continue ReadingWith each child, my heart has gotten heavier. At first, it was one. One cry. One colic. One bump on…
Continue ReadingWhen I hold you, I will try to remember your tiny arms and tiny legs wrapped securely around me. When…
Continue ReadingI document your life in pictures. I do it for you. I do it for me. I do it because I…
Continue ReadingMy husband and I had a small, simple wedding originally but have always planned to renew our vows and have…
Continue ReadingBring on the bottled scent of fresh mountain breeze and seaside lavender. I’ll happily perform the swivel dance of transferring…
Continue Reading"You'll probably still have a scar, but this works better than stitches." As the ER nurse expertly wiped the crusted…
Continue ReadingI think I’ve decided that maybe the most important thing in parenthood is simply showing up. It could be picking…
Continue ReadingMy eyes flickered open and closed as I lay on the hospital bed after giving birth to my first-born daughter.…
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