She’s Smiling Down On Me From Heaven, Even Amid My Mess
I cried over a broken teacup today. The kitchen was loud and my patience was worn down from giving reminder…
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I cried over a broken teacup today. The kitchen was loud and my patience was worn down from giving reminder…
Continue ReadingTo my Poppy, Even though we never met I can clearly picture you. I can see my dimples in your…
Continue ReadingI have an affection for clocks. The oversized square clock acts as a divider between my kitchen and family room.…
Continue ReadingIt was a bright, wintery Saturday. The three of us were crossing the Walmart parking lot and dodging stray carts.…
Continue ReadingIf you want to go out with friends, that’s OK. If you want to stay in and hide from the…
Continue ReadingI will always remember the way it felt walking into my nana's house the first time after she died. I…
Continue ReadingGrief can cloud your vision when you least expect it. And toddlers can teach you lessons when you need them…
Continue ReadingI can’t believe we are here again. Another year has gone by since that awful day in November of 2012.…
Continue ReadingI think it was her laugh. That mirthful, contagious laughter that I miss most. Eight years ago yesterday, life became…
Continue ReadingFor Thanksgiving 2020, we met my mom outside and did a food swap. She cooked the turkey and her famous…
Continue ReadingTo the woman I was once after pregnancy loss, I'll never forget the day we met—even though an entire decade…
Continue ReadingMy dear Paula, I understand you are now in a better place, but I doubt I am anywhere near where…
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