Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
Dear Child, You Are Not Responsible for How Anyone Else Feels about You
Dear kiddo, I have so many dreams for you. A million hopes and desires run through my mind every day on a never-ending loop, along with worries and…
Continue ReadingHey Mom, It’s Okay Not to Be Perfect
Have you ever walked into a room, to an event, or a meeting, where you immediately felt out of place? As if you had come into a foreign space where…
Continue ReadingNow I Know How a Mother Is Made
It’s been almost three years now, but I can still remember how your 8-pound body felt in my arms. Night after night as we tried to sleep, I…
Continue ReadingWhy Doesn’t Anyone Talk about How Hard Adult Friendships Are?
The scary thing about friendship is it’s completely disposable. You actively choose to remain friends. It can dissolve at any time. No one can…
Continue ReadingI’m Praying for My Teenager in These Challenging Years
In my mid-40s, I began to long for a baby. We didn’t get much encouragement from friends and family. My husband is a high-functioning quadriplegic,…
Continue ReadingGoing to Church with Kids is Hard but We’ll Keep Showing Up
Going to church is hard with young kids. It used to be something I looked forward to. It’s something I’ve always valued deeply and needed…
Continue ReadingWhen Motherhood Feels Like a Limitation
Twenty-one years ago, my husband Troy and I welcomed our first son into the world. Two years later, I gave birth to another boy. And again two years…
Continue ReadingThe Last Text I Sent Said “I Love You”
I’ve been saying “I love you” a lot recently. Not because I have been swept off my feet. Rather, out of a deep appreciation for the people in…
Continue ReadingI Obsessed over Her Heartbeat Because She’s My Rainbow Baby
I delivered a stillborn sleeping baby boy five years before my rainbow baby. I carried this sweet baby boy for seven whole months with no indication…
Continue ReadingBeing a Hands-on Dad Matters
I am a hands-on dad. I take pride in spending time with my kids. Last week I took my toddler to the park. He’s two and has recently outgrown…
Continue ReadingRound 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder
Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat is moved back to fit his growing…
Continue ReadingHere on the Island of Autism Parenting
Hey, you. Yes, you there: mom to a kid on the spectrum. Well, you and I know they’re so much more than that. But sometimes those few words seem so…
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