I Miss the Little Moments with My Mom the Most
You think it’s going to be the big holidays that are hard. The first Thanksgiving without her. The first Christmas.…
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You think it’s going to be the big holidays that are hard. The first Thanksgiving without her. The first Christmas.…
Continue ReadingI’ve been in this motherless daughter club for over a decade now. Most of the time, that still seems strange…
Continue ReadingSome conversations really hit home, and the other day I had one about parenting. I cried and cried as I…
Continue ReadingMama. Mom. Mother. We are the holders of toys sidelined on a walk, jackets shed within minutes of going outside,…
Continue ReadingThe words we say about ourselves are powerful. Not only do they impact us, but they also influence the way…
Continue ReadingIt’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
Continue ReadingA friend came up to me the other day after church and commented, “I’ve never seen you alone. I had…
Continue ReadingOh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
Continue ReadingI wish I had a mom sometimes. I'm sorry, I think that sounds a little insensitive of me. I mean,…
Continue ReadingSometimes, I see her. That girl I used to know. The one who used to smile. Ear to ear. The one…
Continue ReadingLong before you became a mother, you fantasized about the special connection you would share with your little ray of…
Continue ReadingDo you ever feel like a family doormat? Somewhere between December and January, this was me. I questioned: Does my…
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