by Jeanette LeBlanc | | mothering + family, writing + creativity
We were in Julie’s room one night, my eldest daughter and I. I wanted to show her how the canvas painting she had carefully labored over for Julie’s Christmas gift was framed and hung on the wall. I said, gazing at her masterpiece with no small amount of motherly...
by Jeanette LeBlanc | | mothering + family
I’m on my way to bed, but I leave the hall light on for a moment to tiptoe into her room. Every night I do this right before bed, sneak into their rooms one last time, my light kiss on the head a prayer to the universe to keep them always safe. On impulse, this...
