Fifteen years ago today, I met my very best friend. No, we didn’t talk that day—we were young and shy,…
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goodbyes & growing older
Growing older makes it hard to say goodbye. They are two years old and three years old. And it’s only…
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I Love My Aprons
I’m so glad you dropped by my kitchen! Let’s pour a cup of tea and swap apron stories for a…
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seasons
Summer is almost over. I feel it in the crisp, cool mornings that make us pull out the sweaters and…
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so glad you called
“When’s a good time to call?” Several friends have asked me the same question recently. I suppose my lack of…
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smile lines
It’s always worst on Sunday mornings. I wait until the last minute to get dressed, letting the little man who…
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still
Still. “Be still.” “Peace, be still.” “Be still and know that I am God.” Still? When am I still? My…
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summer and turtles
Everything I love about summer is everything that makes me long for autumn days turning to winter. The long sunny…
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every day…
Every day, this mother’s heart walks around outside her body she learns a whole new definition of trust. Every day,…
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five years of being his
Dearest, Sometimes, I awake in the middle of the night from dreaming of you. I think to myself, I haven’t…
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deep breath…
The door closes behind my husband, off to work. I take a deep breath. The day is ahead of me. …
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Motherhood should come with…
Motherhood should come with an hourglass. Today was the day I thought I was due with my third little one. …
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