Category Archives: Mommy Grief

Dear Me: Hold on to the Snuggle Days

Posted on October 17, 2013 by LASM

Dear Me: For the past ten or so years I (older, wiser you) have longed to have some magic experience where I go back in time to when the children were small and get to mother them for just one … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Hobbit House

Posted on October 5, 2012 by LASM

  Last month I released two of my boys into an experience every entitled middle class college kid should have to go through: living off campus. When I took my first child to college – and left him there – … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, about Protecting Your Kids…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by LASM

“(Love) always protects.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Dear Me, Remember when you held our oldest for the first time. He was so beautiful, flawless, innocent.  There was not a single physical or emotional scar on him and your strongest desire … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Franken-oven

Posted on December 1, 2011 by LASM

This past July my most prized culinary possession – the convection oven – was killed by lightening.  Seriously, lightening hit our house and fried our range. It is a miracle that this was all that perished. Now, I would love to … Continue reading →

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