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capturing the beauty of peaceful parenting

Month: January 2018

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

A Mother’s Love

January 29, 2018

The love I have for you is unlike any I’ve ever known. It mustered up the strength to lift you from your bedside crib at the hospital to nurse you during our first few nights together, even though it cost every ounce of power left in my tired, aching body, still recovering from birth. It… Read More A Mother’s Love

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

We’re Still Us

January 20, 2018

We’re Mommy and Daddy now, but we’re still us. We’re still us, but with more laundry and less sleep. We’re still us, but our table for two now requires enough room beside it for a diaper bag and our (ideally) sleeping baby. We’re still us, but hand-holding has turned into taking turns pushing a stroller… Read More We’re Still Us

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

Let Me See Your Eyes

January 11, 2018

He’s always reaching up and out. When my three-month-old nurses, he rests his hand on my chest as if to say, “Close isn’t close enough, if I can be closer.” If he’s tired when I hold him, he rests his head on my shoulder and grasps my elbow with the hand that ends up dangling… Read More Let Me See Your Eyes

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

Momma’s Here

January 6, 2018

It doesn’t take much. If my son begins to stir while drifting off to Dreamland, I simply place my hand on his back and feel his movements calm. I love listening carefully to his breathing become slow and steady, which almost never takes more than a minute or two. When I make a quick escape… Read More Momma’s Here

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

Let Daddy be Daddy

January 1, 2018

As I listen to rocketship and airplane noises from the next room, I’m somewhat tempted to make sure noone is flying too high or at risk of a crash landing. When I see my husband using one of his manly hands to hold our son under his arms, I sometimes wish he would use the… Read More Let Daddy be Daddy

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

Supermom Doesn’t Live Here

January 1, 2018

I always thought she’d move in once our house became home to our firstborn. I assumed she would wake up early so she could cross some things off her to-do list before making her husband and herself a hearty breakfast. I imagined her kissing her husband as he headed off to work, then folding laundry… Read More Supermom Doesn’t Live Here

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

The Momma Lion In Me

January 1, 2018

The Momma Lion in me came to life two months ago as I discovered strength and courage I didn’t know I possessed. But I didn’t find it all within. I went into the birthing room overdue, as prepared as it’s possible to be, and so very ready. In the weeks leading up to the night… Read More The Momma Lion In Me

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

And So I Shall Be

January 1, 2018

I’m taking in this quiet moment of my little love sleeping peacefully in my arms after simultaneously filling his belly and diaper. I’m becoming increasingly accustomed to the concept of simply being and must give credit to my son, my excellent teacher. I’ve decided against waking him to take him to the changing table or… Read More And So I Shall Be

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

Enough with the “when… then…”s

January 1, 2018

We’re very goal-oriented, always looking forward. And while it’s good to be living a life that is in motion, far too often, we slip into a state of “when… then.” When I look back, I see a multitude of “when… then”s in my life. “When I finally have a boyfriend.” “When I graduate high school.”… Read More Enough with the “when… then…”s

— Letters from a Learning Mother —

Dependency On The One Who Can

January 1, 2018

You are wild. You are fearless and free. You haven’t learned to hide even the slightest bit of who you are or what you feel. You are pure. You are tender and sweet. Your skin has yet to be bruised, your heart has never known offense or been left pained or scarred. You are so,… Read More Dependency On The One Who Can

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About Alyssa

Hi, I’m so glad you stopped by! If you were wondering about the Alyssa behind Alyssa’s Letters, that’s me. I love finding beauty in the everyday, heart-to-hearts over cake and cappuccinos, breakfast at 11am, strolling up and down cobblestone streets with nowhere to be, spontaneous weekend trips and family cuddles on the couch. I was born and raised in the U.S. and have been living in my German husband’s homeland since I graduated high school… Read More

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