I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm
I saw Hoda Kotb today in New York about to start her third hour of The Today Show. I waved through the glass and she waved back! It was raining, but…
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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 close I say “You’ve always got me,…
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Kids Don’t Need a Problem-Free Childhood, They Need Love
I had it upside down. I wanted the best childhood for my kids and felt like a failure when I couldn’t deliver. Not enough money to do what the…
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Older Kids Are Magic, Too
My kids are growing up. They’re growing up fast. When they were tiny everyone said, “Enjoy it. It goes by so quickly.” And I smiled and nodded…
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God Designed Us to Wonder Together, Sweet One
If I had a degree in psychology, I could be a good mommy. I would get why you sometimes cry from the time you wake up to when I turn out the light…
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Today I Cried
Today I cried. I cried hard. I sat at top of the staircase, covered my face, and cried. When he saw me start to come down the stairs, The Toddler ran…
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This is the Most You Will Ever Need Your Mama
Today was a hard day. You were completely attached to me. You woke up in the morning angry. You didn’t want anybody but mommy. “Want my mommy”…
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Dear Kids, Dream Small
Dear kids, I have small dreams for you. Yep . . . you read that right. My dreams for you are small. I don’t dream for you to graduate from the most…
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Good Moms Are Just Women Who Love Their Babies Fiercely
Me with my first baby: I will never buy my kids tacky character tees. Evvvvvvver. Mark my words. Me after three kids: Whatever. I wear the same…
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The Mama of the Wild Child is Trying Harder Than You Know
To the Mama with the “wild child”, I see you. I was once the person that would say, “That kid wouldn’t act like that if they…
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