Dear Reed, Happy fourth birthday! Even though this is year four of your journey, it’s also been a year of firsts! Your first year of preschool, your first steps, your …
How to Ruin a Vacation
That way? No, a little boy sleeping in a hospital bed doesn’t ruin a vacation. Just delays it. But it’s my heart that reduces a gracious gift to an ash-heap …
Happy First Birthday, Luke!
Dear Luke, One year ago we were just getting acquainted, you all fresh and new, me learning again how to become a mama when no two babies are exactly alike. Your nana …
Happy Third Birthday
Dear Reed, Three years has unfolded an observant nature. A giggly, silly, make yourself laugh personality. A determined and sometimes stubborn spirit. A gentle, kind soul. And a love for …
Happy Birthday
Dear Samuel Reed, Two years old today. Did you know that the night leading up to your birth, your Nana, Aunt Erin, and Aunt JJ all waited at the hospital …
Going Second
Difficult circumstances can feel isolating. Something bad happens and we feel as if we’re the only one going through it. No one else understands it or us — in fact, …
Happy 7th Birthday, Lucas!
Dear Lucas, I’ll start with a confession. I didn’t write your annual birthday post last year, and so tonight, as you rest in your bed (cause I know you’re not …
