Marry the Man Who Glues the Pieces Back Together
This is my husband. Quietly sitting on the morning after Thanksgiving. In the midst of a post-holiday hosting mess. Surrounded…
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This is my husband. Quietly sitting on the morning after Thanksgiving. In the midst of a post-holiday hosting mess. Surrounded…
Continue ReadingOh, hey there friend, you don’t know me yet or maybe you do, but at least for now neither of…
Continue ReadingFirst there was us, and now it’s them. We have four little hands that need us, and it’s so hard…
Continue ReadingI'm blessed to be married to a blue-collar man—he carries our burdens and worries on strong shoulders and our hopes…
Continue ReadingI am on my knees, folded over, with my head resting on the carpet. I am in my closet, which…
Continue ReadingCruising down the road, the highway curled before us like a ribbon into the horizon. Cozy road trips are a…
Continue ReadingLast night, I lost my mind when you asked if I could try to keep my purses put away. You…
Continue ReadingTo Benjamin, my 16-month-old son, I am everything. I am the first person that boy looks for when he wakes…
Continue ReadingMy favorite picture of our wedding makes me sad. It sits on the top shelf in our living room. Next…
Continue ReadingDear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
Continue ReadingThis holiday season has been a little more exciting, stressful, chaotic, sleepless, and wonderful than any I can remember aside…
Continue ReadingWe handle it differently. The stress. It’s the sight that initiates it. That dry brown ground. I start at a…
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