Apr 224 minWorking Mom Hurdles Son’s Hurling EpisodeEmmaus, Pennsylvania—For one local mother, last Wednesday began much like any other day. Laura, a single mom of three children ages 2, 4,...
Jun 14, 20214 minA Letter to My Kindergarten GraduateOn 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 minSometimes, It Takes a MessLike 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 minLogan's StoryLogan's birth story started out nearly identical to Gracie's, but it turned out to be day to night different.
Sep 13, 20195 minGracie's StoryBirth stories are my favorite. It doesn’t matter the type of birth—home, hospital, drug-free vaginal, scheduled c-section, surprise...
Jun 14, 20196 minCamera 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 minJust 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 minA 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 minBaby on My ChestYour 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 minSeparated“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 minGive & 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...