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Just A Few Reasons Why I Love My Mom

Posted on May 11, 2014 by thisnest

Because there was never a shortage of hugs and kisses. Because she loved me gently, even when I screamed for two straight days on the Greyhound bus with a raw-butt-rash-allergic-reaction to disposable diapers. Because she made me believe that the whole … Continue reading →

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Motherhood’s Beautiful Burden

Posted on September 26, 2013 by thisnest

With each new day that arrives – I gain a piece of you, and I lose a piece of you. Bittersweet blessings greet me with the rising sun. You are just vaguely different than you were. I look forward to … Continue reading →

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Homeless Duck

Posted on September 11, 2013 by thisnest

  Driving home together, Devaney and I dodged the normal onslaught of what ifs from the two imaginative maniac midgets riding behind us in their booster seats. “Mama, what if I found a duck and brought it home and it … Continue reading →

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Forever My Baby

Posted on April 17, 2013 by thisnest

I loved him and I miss him. So much. His laughter was infectious, his smile enormous – seemed like endless rows of baby teeth. He was such a little man-man…all boy. Rough and tumble, obnoxious, mischievous, sneaky, active – but … Continue reading →

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Happy 16th Birthday, Mamacita <3

Posted on March 23, 2013 by thisnest

Oh Lord, where has the time gone? I so appreciate the blessing of being her mama…I just didn’t expect to see her become a young woman so quickly. It feels like just yesterday – that is what Tony and I … Continue reading →

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