Laughter brings Joy: Happy Mother’s Day

It is Olive’s first mother’s day today. As a new dad, celebrating mother’s day has more meaning. What I’ve realized watching Olive become a mother, is the depth of love a mother has for their children. When I see my wife’s meticulous concern for my baby daughter, I can’t help but imagine my mother’s care for me as a baby.

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My Introvert Life: The Postpartum Weeks

[My Introvert Life is a series exploring my introversion as it presents itself in various life contexts.]

When I was pregnant, I suspected that having a child would profoundly impact the way I functioned and cared for myself as an introvert. Having less or virtually no “me” time was a given. I prepared myself for that. I told myself that it would just be a season and that in time, I would be able to find a new rhythm. I was right on that count.

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