Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You
He reached for my hand and then looked up. His sweet smile and lingering gaze flooded my weary heart with…
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He reached for my hand and then looked up. His sweet smile and lingering gaze flooded my weary heart with…
Continue ReadingMy son recently learned how to climb out of things, so I asked my husband to take the side off…
Continue ReadingMy daughter, I watched you stand in front of the mirror, turning your body left and right. Your skirt was…
Continue ReadingDear child, In the days before you could walk or talk, there were times when you would wail—when my rocking…
Continue ReadingA little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
Continue ReadingI love marking the moments, the ones that count—making a note and storing them for memory. But I often miss…
Continue ReadingWhen your son turns 50, you will remember how, when he was a baby, he would kick the arm of…
Continue ReadingImagine you are at the playground with your kid(s), and you look over to see someone else's kid launching themselves…
Continue ReadingAs I sit here by the warm glow of the fire, I find myself once again, reflecting on our life,…
Continue ReadingI got a call from my daughter's first-grade teacher this morning. Her voice was shaky. I was immediately empathetic. See, I've…
Continue ReadingRaising a son is gonna wreck you. He's gonna lock eyes with you and it's not gonna matter whether it's…
Continue ReadingThe other day I had a suggestion from a friend: sometimes you have to pay for the memories. Her comment…
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