by Hollye Dexter | Jul 27, 2018 | #tinystories, family, fire, Fire Season, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, self trust, surviving catastrophe, surviving fire
How many times had you crept into their rooms at night and pressed your face against them to hear the soft hiss of baby breathing, to feel that warm, sweet milky breath in your ear, always needing that reassurance that yes, mama, those babies in your care are strong...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 30, 2013 | living authentically, parenthood, writing, writing life
(This was originally my private journal entry today – but I decided to out myself on the chance that some of you, maybe many of you, have felt the same.) Today I feel like a failure. There. I said it. The past couple weeks have been the worst: chock full of...
by Hollye Dexter | May 25, 2013 | family, Integrity, life lessons, living authentically, motherhood, parenthood, telling the truth
Sophia paints Evan’s faceYesterday, my neighbor Lorie pulled me aside and asked if my son Evan had told me about the bench.“No, what bench?” I asked.“The bench in front of my house that he broke,” she replied.Uh-oh, I thought.She continued, “Evan knocked on my...
by Hollye Dexter | Oct 28, 2011 | family, honesty, joy of parenting, living authentically, motherhood, parenthood, telling the truth
This morning Troy and I went to Evan’s school to watch him receive an award. I assumed it was something academic, as that’s Evan’s thing. He’s the kid that asks to do “extra” homework because it’s fun. Instead, I was happy to find that he was given the...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 27, 2009 | humor, motherhood, parenthood, toddlers
I dropped Evan off at preschool this morning and he was heartbroken, once again. This is supposed to be a positive thing for him. I wonder if it ever will be? Am I wasting our money to pay to take him somewhere that he hates? Will this be good for him developmentally?...