Category: Letters to Arden

Arden, There is a beautiful moment when your eyes close and you fall asleep in my arms. These days you are usually too busy and aware to shut the rest of the wo...

Dear Arden, It’s the evening of your first Christmas Day, and you are tucked in bed after a full day of festivities. We woke up to green fields and stuffed stoc...

Dear Arden, Today I am struck by the very fact of your existence. It’s crazy to think that not so long ago you didn’t even exist! And now you’re here, a living ...

Dear Arden, The seasons are changing, and you are growing! Between the time you were born and the time we brought you home the leaves burst into full spring gre...

Arden Leigh, You are four months old this morning! You are napping just now, after having fallen asleep in my arms. In the stillness of a rainy morning, I look ...