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 my diapers and rocked me to sleep at night. The hands…
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She’s My Mom, and She Did Her Best
It was a typical Thursday morning, but the gloomy clouds and drizzling rain poetically accompanied a nagging sadness that I tried to ignore as I went…
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When God Gave Me You
When God gave me you . . . He knew my heart would swell to overflowing. He knew I’d love you from the sight of those first pink lines, the…
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Will I Forget My Mom as the Years Without Her Slip By?
I’m on year 11. Eleven years. I can’t even relay to you how 11 years feels impossible, yet so quick and so long all at once. Life without…
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Please Don’t Leave Me Yet, Mom
The sound of my phone startled me as I started down a dirt path in search of momentary solitude. I groaned, irritated by the interruption, pulling it…
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The Sweetest Word I Longed to Hear
This time last year we mainly heard grunts from our 2-year-old son as his primary means of communication. He would grunt for food, sleep, comfort,…
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At Long Last, I Really am “Mom”
My husband and I shuffle down the hall and take the elevator to the lobby. The metal doors bolt open. Parents wrangle loud children running circles…
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Dear Mom: Before They Were Mine, I Was Yours
Dear Mom, Before they were mine, I was yours. Before they wrapped their tiny little hands around my finger I wrapped mine around yours. …
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Here’s to the Moms Who Rarely Shower in Peace
This past week as I showered and kept peeking out to check on my 7-week-old while my 2-year old was safely baby-gated in the room across the hall, I…
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What a New Mom Really Wants When You Visit
Visiting a new mom and a new baby can be tricky. Some moms are so excited to show off their bundles of joy and want all the people to come over, and…
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