Baby, You’ve Always Got Me
“I got you, Mommy!” You squeal as you whirl around me, grabbing my legs. Picking you up and squeezing you…
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“I got you, Mommy!” You squeal as you whirl around me, grabbing my legs. Picking you up and squeezing you…
Continue ReadingI had it upside down. I wanted the best childhood for my kids and felt like a failure when I…
Continue ReadingThese are the hands that held me as I took my first breaths. The hands that fed me and changed…
Continue ReadingMe with my first baby: I will never buy my kids tacky character tees. Evvvvvvver. Mark my words. Me after…
Continue ReadingToday, my husband and I woke up in the dark, much before sunrise. It was early morning, the sound from…
Continue ReadingWhen God gave me you . . . He knew my heart would swell to overflowing. He knew I’d love…
Continue ReadingTo my teenager, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I said this morning. I’m sorry for the way I said…
Continue ReadingLadies, he isn’t Jesus. Your boyfriend, your fiancé, your husband . . . he isn't Jesus. Not even close. Yet,…
Continue ReadingFairytales take work. The storybooks don’t tell us that part, do they? They lead us to believe fairytales just happen—that…
Continue Reading"Show me, Daddy!" My big brown-eyed curly haired almost-3-year-old girl said to my husband while handing him her brand new…
Continue ReadingIt had been another long day and I was spent. One child cried for a full 12 hours, and despite…
Continue ReadingWhen you pursued me in an honorable way while dating. I knew you loved me then. When you promised me…
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