by Stephanie | Jan 4, 2015 | family life, motherhood
It was New Year’s Day, and I stumbled down the stairs at 9:45 am, a highly irregular time for me—a 36-year-old mother of two young girls—to wake up for the day. However, the previous night had been a little bit more festive than usual, and I was grateful for the...
by Stephanie | Aug 17, 2014 | family life, motherhood, parenting
I walked into the school cafeteria, my third grade daughter clutching my hand nervously. My toddler dawdled behind with my husband, who had taken off work to be here with us. I was so grateful for his presence; he always offsets the anxiety and emotionality that pours...
by Stephanie | Nov 7, 2013 | parenting
When I was a kid, I thought that if I repeated the same made-up prayer every night, warding off every possible misfortune, that I might be able to prevent bad things from happening to me. Please God, don’t let anyone in my family get sick and die, or get...
