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Motherhood
July 11, 2020
2 Minute Read

“Momma, We’re Best Friends, Right?”

“Momma, come sit with me!” Then she sits RIGHT next to me for breakfast and lunch and dinner or while we watch cartoons or read books or when we…

Motherhood
July 8, 2020
6 Minute Read

There’s Nothing Wrong With Being One and Done

I sat in the waiting room at my husband’s doctor’s office. I was a bundle of nerves. I tried keeping myself occupied by scrolling through…

Grown Children, Motherhood
July 2, 2020
4 Minute Read

Being a Mom of Adult Children is Pretty Great, Too

Standing in line at the grocery store with my two young daughters in a cart, I heard a couple behind me talking about how cute they were. I was about…

Kids, Motherhood
July 1, 2020
5 Minute Read

We Raise Children, Not Lawns

Each spring, for years, my husband would throw grass seed in our backyard. As soon as the soft green spikes would begin to rise from the ground to…

Motherhood
June 30, 2020
2 Minute Read

To the Daddy Who Didn’t Have To Be

I was wary of you at first. I was pretty sure we’d scare you off. And part of me wanted to—single parenthood had made my list of requirements…

Motherhood, Teen
June 24, 2020
4 Minute Read

I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Raising a Teen Was This Hard—And This Beautiful

I wish someone would have told me what raising a teenager was like. I wish someone told me there would be days my heart would break in half for them,…

Kids, Motherhood
June 24, 2020
2 Minute Read

The World Needs Good Men, So I’m Raising Them

The world doesn’t need more men who are charming. The world doesn’t need more men who are handsome. The world doesn’t need more men who are…

Grown Children
June 18, 2020
2 Minute Read

Sometimes a Girl Just Needs Her Daddy

Sometimes a girl just needs her daddy. Like when she skins her knee on the sidewalk, and the only thing that will fix it is a bear hug. She needs her…