Thank You For My Daughter
It’s been 14 years since I’ve seen you last. I have to admit I was nervous before I encountered you…
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It’s been 14 years since I’ve seen you last. I have to admit I was nervous before I encountered you…
Continue ReadingYour grandson asked about you the other day. He wanted to know where mommy’s daddy was. He’s convinced you’re in…
Continue ReadingI dropped you off at Kindergarten today, and you walked in without even considering looking back. I called you back…
Continue ReadingThis post originally appeared on The 21st Century SAHM At 7:30 in the morning, a 4-year-old little girl asks…
Continue ReadingI realize we are just getting to know each other. It's been a few days now, and we are falling…
Continue ReadingA man was found guilty of raping an unconscious woman. He received an unbelievably light sentence and then only served…
Continue ReadingWe've all heard the comments all too often. Did you hear the teacher's kid is suspended? And the minister's son…
Continue ReadingMy hands wrap tighter around the steering wheel of the silver minivan, and I feel my body steel like armor,…
Continue ReadingSomething big happened last Sunday. I was upstairs getting ready for church, hustling (and sweating) like always, knowing I had…
Continue ReadingPregnancy, breastfeeding, and motherhood stole my strength, my light. I do not claim to speak for all, or even most…
Continue ReadingIs she even watching her child? Did she really just give him a treat right after he misbehaved? He goes…
Continue ReadingStanding in the low light of his room, I pause for a moment. Studying the shadows that drape across his…
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