Dear Son of Mine on Graduation Eve, I love that my heartbeat was the first one you heard and that my hand the first to hold yours. That God entrusted broken me with you is humbling and overwhelming.When I first became a mother to you I had no idea ...
Dear Friend Who Doesn’t Like Mother’s Day
The greeting card aisle is going to be packed this week at the grocery store- dozen of folks swarmed around to find just the right words to stick in an envelope. It's coming Sunday: Mother's Day. This is the day we set aside to celebrate moms and ...
Sunset
It’s the longest day of the year. The sun is still hanging above the cornfields and the stalks are not tall enough yet to silhouette the sky The earth and sky touch with no interference. I stand on land that I knew as a child, my grandpa ...
Dear Friend Who Doesn’t Like Mother’s Day,
Dear Friend Who Doesn't Like Mother's Day, The greeting card aisle is going to be packed this week at the grocery store- dozen of folks swarmed around to find just the right words to stick in an envelope. It's coming Sunday: Mother's Day. This ...
Go On. Be Brave.
When you were very young and just learning to walk your dad and I tried to make the path a bit safer for you. We moved coffee tables that had sharp edges and cut your food up into small bites. We tried to make sure you had vegetables every day.We kn ...
These Are The Days
Update: My daughter is in college now, but these words I penned will always ring true... You were so small and I didn't think my heart could get any bigger when we met. The first days were filled with groggy feedings and doubting that I had th ...
What I Learned From Fireflies and Sparklers
I don't need to look at pictures because I hold snapshots in my heart. I close my eyes and picture my son running down the hill with a star-spangled top hat perched on his toddler head. The next year he holds hands with his sister, with red, white an ...