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 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 moreThe question I get asked most these days is, “How are you doing?” It is asked with kindness and true concern from family and friends – those who know I…
Read moreDear Baby, You would’ve been our third child. You were not planned, your occurrence happened accidentally, despite our diligent use of birth control. And for that reason, you seemed like…
Read moreWho could these adorable, sweet little feet – complete with pink nail polish – belong to? This guy. I thought it was only appropriate that a sea of women’s lingerie…
Read moreAt my parents’ farm with my family. Moms and dads guiding, leading, following, protecting little ones wherever exploration took them. Sisters, uncles, grandma and grandpas filling in, lending a hand,…
Read moreYes, my sweet little innocent Adeline has already crossed this off her list of firsts, about a decade earlier than I had hoped. My pure-as-the-driven-snow baby girl was quietly coloring…
Read moreDear Baby Girl, Now that you’re 4-years-old, attending school, and beginning to read books by yourself, I am finally convinced that you are, indeed, growing up, and that one day,…
Read moreThe day was difficult to begin with. I had already acquired a bloody, fat lip complements of my 4-year-old’s head accidentally nailing me in the mouth and spent 45 minutes…
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