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10 Things I Know Because I’m a Boy Mom

I’ve always been somewhat of a tomboy. I grew up playing a variety of sports and have never been a fan of pink and frilly things. Things…

I am tired. I’m tired of yelling, I’m tired of fights. I’m tired of correcting disobedience, I’m tired of reprimanding…

Our whole world changed the moment the ultrasound tech tapped those three little words across the image on the screen: “It’s a boy”. In that…

In the cold blue morning light, my 15-year-old son sleeps. Lanky limbs sprawled across the couch, gray boxers peeking out over loose jeans, he is…

“Mommy just cannot get your silly little cowlick to behave,” I laughed as I added water to the comb and went back to work on the blonde-haired…

This is my son. He has a wound between his eyes. The wound occurred after he slammed his face into our fireplace. It wasn’t pretty. I was…

I never thought I’d be a boy mom. I never thought I’d hear the words, “It’s a boy!” once, let alone twice, on my motherhood journey. The…

I was equal parts excited and nervous to learn we were having a baby boy. Now that he’s here, I feel an overwhelming sense of love for him and…

I was the worst candidate in the world to be a boy mom. I liked calm and quiet. Boys are crazy and loud. I liked everything organized. Boys like…

God gave me sons. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to shop for pink dresses, and oversized bows. To have tea parties or baby dolls scattered…