Category: The Nursery
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National Daughter’s Day
I wounded my daughter the other day. She was sharing some exciting news, and I answered thoughtlessly. She sat quietly in the car and as I apologized, she said, “It’s okay, Mom.” She was working hard to hold back tears and my heart ached, because my carelessness meant pain for her. Pain that I couldn’t…
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Feeding Souls
The morning alarm on my phone buzzed at me, and I groaned loudly as I peeled myself off of our couch. I had spent the night downstairs, surrounding myself in a heated blanket (is this really May weather?!) and wrapping our shiatsu massager around my shoulders and neck. Pain kept me mostly awake or almost…
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Heartbeats of Love
It is late when I hear the tiptoe of little feet, though they are not so little as they once were. I pull my book down to peer over and see her big brown eyes not quite brimming with tears, but I can tell she is close. “I just…” she heaves, trying not to cry,…
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A Tale of Two Diggers
“Mommy? May I snuggle down in your bed until I fall asleep? I don’t know why, but your bed just feels safer to me.” She looked up at me expectantly, and it was one of those moments where I knew I just couldn’t say no. She’s been more clingy since school started, and sometimes she…
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She Spins and She Sways
Last weekend we watched a lot of figure skating. Y’all, I am so excited about the Olympics. SO. EXCITED. I even have a google calendar with all the tv listings of events and when they’ll be aired. So needless to say, I am counting down the days until Sochi. It’s a bit hard for our…
A Spring of Joy 