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Michelle Goering

Michelle Goering has been writing forever, but only for herself until recently. She is a musician with a professional background in publishing, married, and the mother of twin college-age sons. A San Diego resident from a Kansas farm, she has been recently published on Scary Mommy, Communion Arts Journal, Motherwell Magazine, and on Bahaiteachings.org.

A Mother Spends Her Life Letting Go

A Mother Spends Her Life Letting Go

Grown Children, Motherhood
February 15, 2023
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By Michelle Goering

A Mother Spends Her Life Letting Go

Checking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…

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Loving Mom (Thanks, Amazon)

Grief, Living, Motherhood
January 31, 2023
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By Michelle Goering

Loving Mom (Thanks, Amazon)

I was online, searching old Amazon orders for a part we’d bought for our 1998 Buick Regal. The car was…

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Reminders of My Mother Are Everywhere

Reminders of My Mother Are Everywhere

Grief, Grown Children
March 11, 2022
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By Michelle Goering

Reminders of My Mother Are Everywhere

We’re nearing a year since her passing, but I face constant reminders of the life my mother lived. The sleep…

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I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 26, 2022
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By Michelle Goering

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…

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Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
November 18, 2021
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By Michelle Goering

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

“It’s sort of like having a little taste of war, here,” my son says on the way to the airport.…

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We’re Happily Married—And Sleeping in Separate Beds

We’re Happily Married—And Sleeping in Separate Beds

Marriage
October 26, 2021
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By Michelle Goering

We’re Happily Married—And Sleeping in Separate Beds

Here’s something I never thought I’d say when we started out together: My husband and I sleep in separate beds…

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I Give So Much To Everyone Else That There’s Nothing Left For Me

I Give So Much To Everyone Else That There’s Nothing Left For Me

Living, Marriage, Motherhood
October 3, 2021
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By Michelle Goering

I Give So Much To Everyone Else That There’s Nothing Left For Me

I would like to feel I am mythic: a hero, with a breastplate and sword, invincible. Some days, though, I…

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