Category: Mother’s day

The End

I said I would never drive a minivan. Never. I had one tiny child in my arms at the time. Who needed all of that space? And who wanted to look so uncool in a car like that? …

The things a mom knows

What is it like to be a mom? Tell me all the things you know. What should I learn so I can get this right? A friend, getting ready to begin her journey into motherhood, writes this to …

God made a boy — or, what I need to remember this mother’s day

This is for the ones who call me mom. The ones who make me laugh, cry, love, worry, clean, scream, clean some more and feel all the things, all the time. For 14 years, I have wondered what was God  thinking when he …