Changing “I love you, but…” to “Because I love you”

Last week was really chaotic.  I am adjusting to life as a mother of three and have already had the experience of dealing with 3 sick kids all at once.  Yes, though Julia is just shy of four weeks old, she has already had her first illness shared, no doubt, by the gracious coughs of …

Invitation for Everyday Miracles

Shortly after my brother, Brian, and his wife had their first child, he said something to me that really captured what parenthood is like.  This was before I had embarked on that journey myself.  He said that having a child made you feel like you had just accomplished the world’s greatest feat, that you had …