I storm through the kitchen, on the verge of tears. It is day four out of six of solo parenting, while my husband is away on a business trip. This is the second, week-long trip he has had in the past month and the exhaustion has finally caught up to me. All day long, I’veContinue reading “A Daily Death”
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Keeping Perspective
You stare in the mirror and see tired eyes and messy hair staring back at you.Your baby looks at this same reflection and instead of sleep deprived eyes accessorized with under eye circles- they see their whole universe.You look in the mirror, studying how many of the pre-baby pounds that piled on prior to birthContinue reading “Keeping Perspective”
Dear Mamas
This post is dedicated to the mamas I’ve walked alongside- personally and professionally: The mamas who have sought my advice as a counselor, the mamas who I’ve prayed fiercely for and with, and the “mamas” in my life who do not have children, but have mothered me, just the same. My hands are locked withContinue reading “Dear Mamas”
Welcomes and Farewells
It was a day of celebrating life– tears and smiles, an entrance and an exit. One moment, I was gazing into the innocent eyes of a best friend’s new baby, Isaiah James – just over a day old, with a life of unknown possibilities ahead. An hour later, I was sitting in my usual seatContinue reading “Welcomes and Farewells”