A Big Family Can Mean Big Feelings
I'm a mother of six. Some are biological, and some are adopted. I homeschool most of them. I'm a "trauma…
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I'm a mother of six. Some are biological, and some are adopted. I homeschool most of them. I'm a "trauma…
Continue ReadingSelfless. No other word more clearly depicts your commitment to your family. Motherhood is drastically different than you dreamed of…
Continue ReadingThis picture—my heart all but bursts every time I see it. It was taken five years ago on the day…
Continue ReadingAs the years of fertility start to wane, many of my childless peers are confronted with the question, “Should I…
Continue ReadingWhen your son turns 50, you will remember how, when he was a baby, he would kick the arm of…
Continue ReadingI wasn't ready to let you go. When I was a little girl, one of my greatest fears was that…
Continue ReadingI was reminded recently that not everyone has parents like mine. I’ve always known it in theory, but seeing it…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a young girl, I looked up to my father. I loved him so much, and simply could…
Continue Reading“I know what I’m doing. This is my tryout—let me do it my way,” my freshman daughter told me. I…
Continue ReadingDear only child, Life wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. It’s been you and me for almost five years…
Continue ReadingCaregiver. Nurse. Custodian. Mother. Parent. Daughter. Son. Rinse, lather, repeat. If you had told me 10 years ago (heck, even…
Continue ReadingAfter another great game of my daughter’s, I posted my celebration and excitement of her online. I thought, "Geez, people…
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