We Picked up Our Daughter’s Ashes Yesterday
We picked up her ashes yesterday . . . our daughter’s ashes. Though the funeral home was only about an…
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We picked up her ashes yesterday . . . our daughter’s ashes. Though the funeral home was only about an…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: Child loss I had a plan for summertime fun with my children. We had just returned from a…
Continue ReadingFor the last sixteen months of her life, I was one of my mother’s primary caregivers, and now that she’s…
Continue ReadingYou are on my mind today. But that’s not unusual. It’s crazy how after 13 years, it doesn’t feel that…
Continue ReadingOur dog Carlos has slowed down considerably within the last few months. He’s always been outspoken and opinionated–a typical firstborn…
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…
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