The Truth is Not All Siblings Grow Up To Be Friends
I’m sure you’ve read the articles—or at least seen the headlines as you scroll. Siblings share a bond for life. Siblings are built-in best…
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May You Love Each Other Like This Forever
This morning something happened that felt so important I wanted to share it with you. Being that you are so young, it most likely will not be a…
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Dear Firstborn, I Haven’t Forgotten You
Your sister was there from the moment I saw that second faint line. I willed it to show; so much so I took four more tests that day. I hadn’t let…
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Cherish Your Siblings if You’re Lucky Enough To Have Them
Being a sibling is a strange thing. You are born into a family you don’t choose with brothers or sisters you don’t choose. And then you have to…
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When I Gave You a Sibling, You Gained a Best Friend
When we learned we were having another baby, I thought a lot about you. Our first. Our oldest. And I worried. About what you’d think. About how…
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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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Having a Sister is a Gift That Lasts a Lifetime
I sometimes catch you, my daughters, out of the corner of my eye. There are a couple of years between you, yet you always find a way to come together…
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Cherish the Gift of Sisterhood, My Daughters
Dear daughters, You’re supposed to be sleeping right now, but you’ve asked to share a bed for the night, so quietly drifting off seems…
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To the Brotherless Boy
You are just a toddler now, not yet two, and the second born of four children. When I found out you were to have another sister—making you the only…
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How Blessed I Am To Be Raising Sisters
When I was expecting my second baby, people sometimes looked at my firstborn, a daughter, and told me, “Now you just need a boy . . . then…
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