I’ll Never Go To a Seafood Restaurant With Her Again
I am 19 years old and it is the smack dab middle of summer and I am sitting outside—al fresco—at…
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I am 19 years old and it is the smack dab middle of summer and I am sitting outside—al fresco—at…
Continue ReadingOne challenge grieving parents face over time is that what others see and what grieving parents actually live each day…
Continue ReadingIt’s been said you never know how challenging something is until you’ve actually lived through it yourself. From experience, I…
Continue ReadingMy firstborn was six years old when her little brother was born. She beamed at the sight of him, holding…
Continue Reading“But some people can’t even have kids. I have three. Maybe I’m selfish for wanting one more.” These words came…
Continue ReadingHere’s a disclaimer: I’ve been writing this article for six months. I’d start and stop. My excuses ranged from “no…
Continue ReadingOctober 4, 2019. “Hi, Kristen. This is the constable. I need you to give me a call.” Those words will…
Continue ReadingI lost my mom when I was 12 and cancer took her away from me. I lost her again when I…
Continue ReadingThank you, Dad . . . For the lessons you allowed me to learn on my own. For letting me…
Continue ReadingUp until this year, Father’s Day was a holiday just like Mother’s Day to me. I never used to question…
Continue ReadingThis June will mark my first Father’s Day without my dad. I sometimes feel like I have been admitted to…
Continue ReadingI was a tough kid, matured pretty early. I figured out the truth about Santa on my own at an…
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