Working Mom Hurdles Son’s Hurling Episode
Emmaus, Pennsylvania—For one local mother, last Wednesday began much like any other day. Laura, a single mom of three children ages 2, 4,...
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Jun 14, 20214 min read
A Letter to My Kindergarten Graduate
On your first day of daycare as a seven-week-old baby, I didn’t cry. Not when I handed you over to a near-stranger, or when I got back...
Mar 19, 20214 min read
Sometimes, It Takes a Mess
Like most kids, my childhood bedroom was rarely neat and tidy. I viewed my room as nothing more than a container for my things and a...
Sep 22, 20193 min read
Logan's Story
Logan's birth story started out nearly identical to Gracie's, but it turned out to be day to night different.
Sep 13, 20195 min read
Gracie's Story
Birth stories are my favorite. It doesn’t matter the type of birth—home, hospital, drug-free vaginal, scheduled c-section, surprise...
Jun 14, 20196 min read
Camera Roll
We have a “secret” family recipe for chocolate chip cookies. It’s taped to the inside of a cabinet in my parents’ house, and a picture of...
Apr 19, 20195 min read
Just You Wait
I sit in a hospital bed cradling Gracie, my first baby. I’m nearly delirious with exhaustion, but she’s awake again and screaming loudly...
Apr 3, 20195 min read
A Sleep Story
“Yah-yah-yah-yah-yah,” my freshly minted one-year-old babbles to himself as he flops around on my bed. He’s like a puppy spinning circles...
Sep 4, 20182 min read
Baby on My Chest
Your small body is draped across my torso; your limbs hanging off my sides. You pick up your head in discomfort only to slam it back down...
Jul 25, 20182 min read
Separated
“We’ll give her a cocktail of medicine before we take her back.” the anesthesiologist told me. “It will relax her, make her a little...
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Give & Take, Guilt & Grace
"Mommy," my toddler daughter's voice squeaks, "I got you a present!" I look down at her twig-like two-year-old frame to accept the...
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