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Motherhood
Shifting from anxiety to Gratefulness
By the grace of God, I’ve been able to keep up with washing laundry (that doesn’t necessarily mean folding and putting away), dishes, and cleaning up the bathrooms. However, that’s about all I’ve been able to keep up with as far as my ever-growing list of “NEEDS TO BE DONE.” The list piles on with [...]
Beautiful Love
Beautiful love isn’t about gifts on Valentine’s day. It’s about the unexpected hugs, kisses, and “I love you’s” sprinkled throughout the year. As my son grows older, I’m beginning to understand his love languages better. Whenever he asks his Daddy or me to help him with something, whether it’s drawing a heart, cutting out a [...]
Birthday Cheer
I awoke this morning to the sound of the front door closing and the rustling of grocery bags. My husband must have made an extremely early run to a grocery store while my son and I were still asleep. Groggily, I heard my son pitter patter into my room and open and close a drawer [...]
It’s Hard to Say Goodbye
Calvin didn’t want to leave me to go to preschool. On the days I leave in the morning for work, he tries to bar the door with his body, so I can’t leave. Or he’ll hug my leg as I try to walk through the entry way. The final blow is delivered when he’s scooped [...]
Four
Dearest Calvin, Has it been four years already? Your vivaciousness for the up side of life and laughter is so contagious–you get yourself into non-stop giggles with an infectious aura that brightens up any room or public place. Forward rolls, log rolls, swimming pool leaps and underwater swims–your boundless energy seems never-ending–just like your beautiful [...]
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