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I Fall More in Love With Him
I don’t think I’ve ever felt closer to my husband than after I’ve given birth. Sure, there’s our wedding day. And yeah, there’s other days that commemorate our relationship, like the day we…
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When You Bring Home a New Baby
There’s something about when you bring a new baby home and you start looking at your other children. All of the sudden, the baby of the family no longer looks like a baby.…
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For the Newly Postpartum Mama
For the newly postpartum mama, You’re going to get a lot of voices overwhelming you with their opinions in the coming days . . . Do this. Not that. You gotta pump every…
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Jesus Met Me in the Delivery Room
Jesus met me in the delivery room. Right there, lying on that bed. I wasn’t in a fancy church on a Sunday morning (I mean, I was wearing a hospital gown and not…
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I Prayed For You
I prayed for you. Right there, as they laid you on my chest for the first time. The craziness of everything else going on in the room–it did not matter. Whatever the doctor…
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Gracefully Stumbling Through Motherhood
I’m gracefully stumbling my way through motherhood. All of the decisions. All of the worrying about if I’m doing anything right. All of the moments of feeling like a complete failure. It starts…
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Letting Go
Letting go.If someone were to ask us moms what the most difficult part of motherhood is, my bet is we’d all unanimously agree: it’s letting go.It’s the round and pudgy toes that slim…
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Boy, It’s a Pretty Great Show
“It’s going by too fast.” I whispered it to my son as he was hugging me and I sure was clinging to that hug. I never wanted it to end. It’s the cry…
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I Never Knew Until I Knew You
I never knew exhaustion and sleep deprivation the way I knew it in those first months of your life. I never knew complete and utter fear until I held you in my arms;…
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The Moment She Meets Her Everything
That moment when they first laid you on my chest. Even now, I can clearly see that moment in my mind. Your face all squished and the sound of your cries. The first…
