Letters to my girls, Momma, Parenting

The Last Days that I missed

This weekend we did a tour of a college. The whole time I'm walking around this school and listening to the guide, I'm looking at both my girls and realizing that at some point they stopped looking like my little girls and looked like grown college students. They fit there. They looked like college kids.… Continue reading The Last Days that I missed

Letters to my girls, Momma, Parenting

Mom Courage

I've changed their diapers.  I've dressed them and helped tie their shoes.  I've fed them.  I've watched every growth spurt, and every tooth come in. I've helped with the "impossible" math homework... ... now they are taller than me and have been doing all this on their own for years.   Somewhere along the way I… Continue reading Mom Courage

Funny Farm, Husband, Letters to my girls, Momma, Parenting

Letting Go

Around Christmas, our oldest was invited to a youth group all-nighter. When I told my hubby that she was invited AND wanted to go, his response had me laughing so hard I was crying. He said, with all seriousness, "Why does she want to be with her friends instead of us?" To which I replied,… Continue reading Letting Go

Birthday, Letters to my girls, Momma, Parenting

S, 10 things for you to know before you turn 10!

I found a letter like this on pinterest and loved it.  After I wrote one for T, I wanted the same thing for S.  I took S out for ice cream, and I gave her this letter.  I told her that she could read it to herself, or I could read it to her.  She… Continue reading S, 10 things for you to know before you turn 10!