Browsing Tag

daughter

  • Don’t Play with Matches

    “I can’t find the thing,” I spat into the phone. “Which thing?” my husband questioned me. “The thing. The thing! The thing that tightens the car seat!” My patience thin, I shouted into the…

    Jan 12
  • The Ultimate Gift

    It was Christmas morning. We sat on the floor surrounded with crumpled paper and presents watching our then one-year-old daughter squeal and clap over her gifts. The tree twinkled on and off while out…

    Dec 20
  • Chicken Soup Makes Me Want to Sing

    Something was out of place. I reached across my daughter’s bed to make it and caught something out of the corner of my eye. A microphone. It was stretched from her CD player to…

    Oct 6
  • The Perfect Tattoo

    I felt her presence beside me and looked up to see my daughter with her hands together in the beg position. “Mama, can I pleeeease have this tattoo?” she asked holding out the item…

    Jul 16
  • Peace in the Midst of the Storm

    I feel defeated, I wrote in my journal and struggled to keep the tears in check. Around me beeps, chirps, and bells sounded, alerting the nurses to check on the sick babies lined up…

    Oct 8