An open letter to the moms who are also educators during the Covid-19 pandemic
Grace For the Strong-Willed Child
Before he was born, I thought our first son was strong-willed. Just the thought of that ignorant bliss makes me laugh out loud these days. Numero Uno was not so strong willed…so I’ve found. Número Dos, bless his heart, he defines the personality type. He is the strong-willed child, if ever there was one. […]
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The Real Secret of Motherhood
There are times. There are times when you are raising small children and nothing is quite as “together” as you always dreamed it would be. You had some major plans for your nest to resemble those homes in magazines and for your children to be walking GAP models. Disappointment creeps into your heart…you […]
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Motherhood Memoirs: A Mile in Her Shoes
“Mommies are sure busy,” he says this morning in between bites of his breakfast. He sits on a stool in the kitchen, watching me dart from one task to the next. I hadn’t noticed the handsome four-year-olds’ eyes following my rushed beeline until now, but those big, brown eyes make me smile when I notice […]
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Being Pro-life or Living Pro-life? The Very Real Difference That We All Need to Know
Women don’t talk about such things, the things that hurt so badly to remember, the one story that was rarely told because it was too surreal and scary a time to really ever recall. But I know. I know what it is to sit across from an obstetrician who says, “We cannot detect a […]
