The Girl Who Wouldn’t Stop Growing
My Dearest, Sweetest Adeline, You are on your way to being 9, which startles me, because how in the world have 9 years already gone by? And with such sadness,…
Read moreMy Dearest, Sweetest Adeline, You are on your way to being 9, which startles me, because how in the world have 9 years already gone by? And with such sadness,…
Read moreAddy and Crosby, We spend so much time together. I am with you two more than I am with any other person on Earth, and it has been that way…
Read moreStanding on the wet muddy ground, I never felt so connected to what was within it. It felt like a cord was still tying us together, even though though it had physically been cut weeks ago.
Read moreIt’s been almost 4 weeks since I miscarried our baby girl at 17 weeks. I have watched myself slam through so many levels of emotions – shock and sadness; anger…
Read moreDear Baby Number Four, You were another surprise, just like the child that preceded you. We were even more shocked this time, but instead of fretting over your existence, like…
Read moreSometimes I can muster the energy, enthusiasm and creativity to earn a You Are Awesome! sticker as a mom. Christmas is one of those times when I max myself out…
Read moreFirst Grade. It just sounds older. No more pre- or kinder- attached to anything. Just first grade. And in many ways, it still sounds so young. After all, there are…
Read moreSummer was the best, wasn’t it? It’s the flowers-everywhere, grass-underfoot, warm-breezes, no-coats, kids-on-the-looseness of it all that I relish. It means no more early wake-ups, no packed lunches (unless it’s…
Read moreThe kids are back in school, which means I can actually update this blog again! I want to dive right in to a subject that’s consumed my brain space for…
Read moreAdeline, I packed the last lunch of your kindergarten year tonight. I have packed 180-some lunches for you this year, not a single one of them including an actual sandwich…
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