Becoming a parent has changed the way I think about the media.  It has made me much more aware of what is on the television, music playing, and eventually, I will have to try to control what my precious little girl sees on the internet.  It’s daunting for a parent, isn’t it?  Children are so […]

 Becoming a parent has changed the way I think about the media.  It has made me much more aware of what is on the television, music playing, and eventually, I will have to try to control what my precious little girl sees on the internet.  It’s daunting for a parent, isn’t it?  Children are so […]

I’ve never met the mother in today’s WHAT I HOPE THEY ALWAYS KNOW feature, but all I have to do is simply look at her blog or Instagram feed and I can feel the love she has for her beautiful 22-month-old little boy.  I’m excited to share the sweet words of Nicole Gonzalez of Lillies […]

Mothers have all kinds of wishes for their children.  Hopes and dreams and prayers of happiness and fulfillment for the little ones entrusted to their care.  I started writing letters to my Ruby as soon as I found out I was expecting.  I continued to write them– special letters, addressed to her, where I share […]

It wasn’t supposed to happen like this– none of it.  Melissa Jensen had plans.  A baby, especially one with complications, wasn’t in those plans.  But life had plans of its own.  And they started with a positive pregnancy test nearly one year ago. Melissa was told conceiving would be difficult, so she didn’t think an […]

My sweet Ruby, It’s over– your first year of life.  Twelve whole months have passed since I held you for the first time and looked into your beautiful eyes.  It passed in a blink and I find myself constantly wanting to freeze time, push the pause button–I want just one extra day of your baby-ness. […]

The search was different this time.  Not just a hunt for a home to raise their soon to be family of four, but a place to become that family.  An address where the newest member of their family would take his first breath, open his eyes for the first time, and start his new life. […]