I Meant to Say “I Love You” But Life Got in the Way
Dear Husband, Another day has passed us by. Another day in this season of parenting our little ones. Another day where I didn’t say I Iove you…
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Dear Kids, Your Siblings Are a Gift For Life
Dear kids, I know you love each other. I know you are both trying to figure out how to do life under the same roof and even support one another in…
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Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now
This post originally appeared on the author’s Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob in my office in the…
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Stay the Course, Stay-at-Home Mama
Recently, I heard someone on a podcast say something like this: “Someone needs to hear this right now. I’m picturing a mom of babies and/or…
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Dear Little One, Hold On To Your Wonder
Dear little one, As I watched you yesterday, it made my heart swell with happiness and pride and more realizations that you are growing. But also,…
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It’s Hard Being a Mom Without My Own Mother’s Guidance
We’ve all seen the abundance of appreciation posts for moms. The posts that an adult daughter will share with her mother once she becomes a mother…
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May You Always Bring it Home To Me
When you’ve had a rough day at school, I hope you bring it home. When you lose the game or fail the test or don’t get the part, I hope you bring…
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44 is Too Young For a Mother to Die
We sat watching the line of kids—and our daughters’ chubby little fingers—“play” the piano. My friend smiled affectionately at the group…
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I Needed Undoing, So God Gave Me You
I needed to become more patient. So God gave me you. I needed to learn how to go with the flow. So God gave me you. I needed to focus less on being…
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We Gave Him Roots, Now He’s Spreading His Wings
He turned and walked into his kindergarten classroom, almost without a kiss. He’s not scared. He’s not anxious. He’s excited. He’s radiating…
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