I Held the Weight of Your Loss in My Hands
When you look at the people you love in your life, you often don’t think about them in terms of…
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When you look at the people you love in your life, you often don’t think about them in terms of…
Continue ReadingWhen your sibling dies, you will experience gut-punch grief. When your sibling dies, you will see your parents cry like…
Continue ReadingMy mother left her mark on everything she touched before she died. She’s been gone for almost a decade. Early-onset…
Continue ReadingMy entire life, I’ve felt much pride and comfort in being a person who was highly organized, a planner, someone…
Continue ReadingWe’re nearing a year since her passing, but I face constant reminders of the life my mother lived. The sleep…
Continue ReadingI was at the grocery store last week buying anniversary cards for my husband and in-laws. After making my selections,…
Continue ReadingA mother losing her child to premature death is more than missing that child’s presence. It is adjusting to an…
Continue ReadingMotherless daughter. I’d heard those words but never gave much thought to all they carried until I lost my mom.…
Continue ReadingOn an ordinary Thursday night, I kissed my husband goodnight and went to bed happily married like I had a…
Continue ReadingSeven years. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve held you or saw your blue eyes. It seems like just…
Continue ReadingThis morning I woke up no longer pregnant. No longer carrying the baby inside me that I had prayed so…
Continue ReadingIt has been 5,000 days since I was struck with an insatiable hunger. A hunger and a longing for the…
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