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Baby, Motherhood
September 3, 2019
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They Said I’d Bounced Back, But I Felt Absolutely Awful

The first remark came two days after my daughter was born, as we stopped at the receptionist’s desk in the pediatrician’s office to make her…

Living
August 10, 2019
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To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You

It was a single picture of me that did it. I looked at it on my screen and saw “me” all over it. My spirit. My joy. My contentment. My…

Child, Kids, Tween
July 16, 2019
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To My Daughter, 11 Things I Want You To Know Before You Turn 11

To my (not-so) little girl, Here are 11 things I want you to know before you become an 11-year-old: 1. I will always love you, no matter what.…

Motherhood
June 24, 2019
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He Took the Picture—and I Hated it

He took the picture, just like I always ask (OK, nag) him to. My toddler and I were reading books in bed, his head on my shoulder and arms…

Faith, Living, Motherhood
June 23, 2019
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It’s Time to Stop Caring About These 15 Extra Pounds

My new normal is 15 pounds heavier. I’m not writing this because I’ve embraced that. I’m writing this because I think it’s time to. Because…

Marriage
June 12, 2019
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To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen

It’s not uncommon for the lights to go out on our sex lives when couplehood is suddenly redefined by parenthood. I’m not just referring…

Living
June 4, 2019
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I’m Finally Losing the Weight

I’ve carried this weight since I was 11. That’s when it came, unbidden, unwanted, and for me, unexpected. It showed up everywhere, my legs, my…

Baby, Motherhood
May 28, 2019
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You Are More Than Your Postpartum Body

I looked down at my puffy, pasty thighs, the lemony lighting of the dressing room highlighting every angle of the enlarged lumps and humps of my…

Friendship, Living, Motherhood
May 24, 2019
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The Gift of Your 30s

It hit me this week. It started with me almost puking during an exercise class because I got so winded that I couldn’t breathe. But it really hit…

Child, Faith, Kids
May 24, 2019
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Dear Child, Know This: You Are Created in God’s Image and Loved Beyond Measure

“I’m weird.” The words shot across the interior of our car and pierced my heart like an arrow. “What do you mean, buddy? Why would you say…

self image

They Said I’d Bounced Back, But I Felt Absolutely Awful

To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You

To My Daughter, 11 Things I Want You To Know Before You Turn 11

He Took the Picture—and I Hated it

It’s Time to Stop Caring About These 15 Extra Pounds

To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen

I’m Finally Losing the Weight

You Are More Than Your Postpartum Body

The Gift of Your 30s

Dear Child, Know This: You Are Created in God’s Image and Loved Beyond Measure

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