Motherhood
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When God Gave Me You
By: Ginger Hughes When God gave me you… He knew my heart would swell to overflowing. He knew I’d love you from the sight of those first pink lines, the sound of that first heartbeat, the feel of those first kicks. When God gave me you… He knew my heart would break...
The Nights Are Long; But The Years Are Short
The nights are long. When you’re finally home, hospital bracelet still on your wrist, and your sweet infant girl cries all night. When you...
Soon There Will Be A Last Time
I held you today and slow danced in that faded, yellow rocker back and forth, back and forth. Your head on my shoulder, your long legs...
Junk In The Closet
See this picture? This is real. This is honest. This is real honest! And I’ll be even more honest…it’s a bit too real for me. I don’t...
Saturated With Summer; Ready For A Change
Is anyone else ready to jump off this sweet Summer time bandwagon and move on towards Fall? Maybe it’s just me, but I’m tired. Tired of...
Letting You Walk Away, Learning To Let You Go
They placed you in my arms, and my world has never been the same. My heart has never felt the same. Things shifted somewhere deep inside,...
What They Never Tell You About Having Children
“Mama did you tee-tee again?” my two-year-old asks, as he bursts through the bathroom door assessing whether my “potty time” had been...
The Hands That Hold My Hands
The hand I held today was soft and small.... She climbed out of the backseat, all smiles, and immediately reached for my hand. The cool...
Please Help Me To Be Nice
A few nights ago, lying beside the crib in a darkened room, I said prayers with our youngest. When I was finished, his voice spoken softly...
One Star Short of A Perfect Christmas
We live in a one star short world. We live in a not quite right world. Let’s be honest, we live in a really messed up world.
And yet, a star shone over Bethlehem that winter’s night. A baby was born.