Raising You

"How many stores are about us?" My young son wrote in my journal (he letter learned how to spell it correctly!); but I started writing stories about my motherhood journey when my first born was 2 months old. This book is that journal - verbatim. The ladder part of the book are essays I wrote about motherhood and the sometimes chaotic but joyful and humorous experiences of being a mom.

When I had my first child, I had just turned 23, and a year and a half later, had my second. We were young p...