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I love being a mom…and also, it’s freaking hard.
I am a mom to four unique, adorable, and wildly intelligent (!) children. My oldest son, Noah, passed away when he was 9 months old (read about that here)
(and BTW, yes I am positive he was wildly intelligent, even at that young age).
I gave birth to Rebekah exactly 9 months after Noah’s death, and I have two adopted children: Elijah, domestic adoption, and Elliana, International Adoption (read about that here).
These kids fuel inspiration for nearly everything I write, in one way or another. Truly, hundreds of blog posts mention my kids or tell of something profound I learned because I am their mother.
The very best of these posts have been updated and curated into my book Mom, You’re Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You.
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