Dear Birth Mom, Thank You For the Gift of My Son
Dear birth mom, How can the mom who got to adopt your baby ever thank you enough? Before your brave decision to place your child for adoption, I did…
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Thanks For the Memories, Coach Hart
Recently, my mom shared some sad news: my seventh-grade basketball coach passed away in late March. It was one of those moments that transported me…
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A Good Mom is the Greatest Gift I’ve Ever Been Given
As a kid, I always thought Mother’s Day was kind of stupid. After all, you have a birthday. Why did we need a special holiday to honor you being…
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You Loved Me With All Your Heart, Mom; Now I’m Doing the Same For My Own Daughter
“How did you do it, Mom? How did you know how to be such a good mom?” “I didn’t,” you replied. “I just loved you with all my heart.” I…
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Thank You For Doing So Much More Than Teaching My Son
The bleachers are a sea of orange shirts. I push my one-year-old back and forth across the crowds of people as I search for your class. We search for…
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Dear Mom, You Were Right
Dear Mom, Remember all those times you shook your head in frustration and told me, “You will understand when you’re older.” Well,…
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Just Say Thank You
Ok, so we’re not even close to Thanksgiving. But there is something that I have been trying to work on in the past few years, and I’ve…
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Her Views of Gratitude
So I had a moment last week straight out of the cartoons…you know, the one with the devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other? I was doing my…
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