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Things to Come

Nov 22, 2014 By elinwaldal 20 Comments

On Thursday morning Jimmy and I brought our youngest daughter to the airport, she was headed off to Orlando to play lacrosse. Although she had traveled alone a number of […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Empty nest, Love, Mother, Teenagers

Childhood is Fleeting, Motherhood is Forever

Apr 21, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

I had no inkling, the first time I learned I was pregnant, of the combination of awe and regret that motherhood would stitch into my soul. But my firstborn, now […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Life Lessons, On being a parent Tagged With: Love, Motherhood, Raising Children, Regret

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