You’ve been Gone a Year, So Why Does It Feel Like Yesterday?
In February, you will have been gone a year. How is that right? It was just yesterday. I still remember…
Continue ReadingIn February, you will have been gone a year. How is that right? It was just yesterday. I still remember…
Continue ReadingIt was a Wednesday morning when I sat around a table with a group of mamas I had just recently…
Continue ReadingEveryone has heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Society often assumes the stages…
Continue ReadingNavigating through my second Christmas without my dad, the weight of grief seemed even heavier this year. In fact, everything…
Continue ReadingMaybe you’re the bird. The one I see outside my door. The one who flies so low it seems you’re…
Continue ReadingI write best when I'm passionate. It's always been my release. But lately, I've struggled to write. I've struggled to…
Continue ReadingI've spent a year of my life living in a haze. Holding my breath, afraid to exhale. Focusing on staying…
Continue ReadingGrief can truly be such a lonely experience after you lose a loved one. The loneliness isn’t necessarily because you…
Continue ReadingMy daughter wobbled toward me in silver, square-toed go-go boots, one heel dislodged and flopping against our hallway’s faux wood…
Continue ReadingI wasn't ready to let you go. When I was a little girl, one of my greatest fears was that…
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after my daughter was born, my dad drove from Pennsylvania to our home in Florida to stay with…
Continue ReadingThe loss I recently experienced hit differently than others I’ve experienced. I thought that with three kids already in tow,…
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