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Jackson

You, My Boy, Are More

March 28, 2012

This is how I see you, most of the time. Laughing, smiling, and a blur from wiggling and moving. Some days I know I focus too much on the hard parts. Especially here. This place is where I work through my own feelings of failing, of my own feelings that I’m not enough for you, [...]

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Pumpkin Picking

October 26, 2011

And this one is mine. And this one. And that one over there. And I’ll just sit on this one to keep it safe. Oooh, how about THIS one? Tags: Jackson, pictures

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Reflections on Year Two of Motherhood

September 7, 2011

Yesterday my little man turned two. I find myself at a loss for words, at least compared to last year. So much of what I wrote then remains true that I feel like I could just copy and paste segments from that over here and still be true to the experience of this year. But [...]

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Sampson knew about the power of hair

March 23, 2011

What is it about cutting their hair that stings the heart so much? I know it was time–the curls on top were long and unruly, and he loves to mash his food in his hair to create the perfect crispy birds nest of tangles. It was too hard to comb, and could never be tamed. [...]

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