Motherhood
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Every class, meeting, form, and requirement is powered by the same reason: two boys who still call her Mom and a home waiting for them.
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Izzy Bear may be soft, but socks, wrong-cut toast, empty snacks, and closed baby gates can still awaken the mighty forest creature.
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Most days she is Gabby Goose; sometimes Goosifer appears with a grin, a terrible idea, and absolutely no intention of listening.
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Izzy Bear tumbles into each morning soft, brave, curious, and already collecting tiny treasures from the world around her.
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Gabby Goose waddles through life collecting adventures and pieces of her mother’s heart before finally curling into stillness for the night.
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Through the crib rails, a mother watches one small dreamer and remembers that safety can look like the simplest ordinary promise.
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A sleeping baby makes the whole world seem to whisper, held inside the sacred trust of tiny breaths and unguarded dreams.
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Every time Gabby says “sister,” Beaner looks back with a smile, proving love can answer perfectly without translation.
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Across a screen, two sisters find one another in smiles, recognition, and a kind of love that never needed many words.
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Before the rain arrives, a sleepless family walks through a night full of small creatures, quiet streets, and unexpected tenderness.
Between Bruises & Blooms 