I’ll Hold My Mother’s Hands as Long as I Can
These are the hands that held me as I took my first breaths. The hands that fed me and changed…
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These 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…
Continue ReadingDear out-of-town grandparent, I see you in your house over there. Too far for me to see, but familiar enough…
Continue ReadingI carry him. I know it looks silly, his toes dangle past my knees. He’s getting tall and heavy, too.…
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