My Grandmother Loved Me in Little Ways I Still Feel Today
Bedtime is when I feel the closest to her. For as long as I can remember, I always feel a…
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Bedtime is when I feel the closest to her. For as long as I can remember, I always feel a…
Continue ReadingI’d thought many times about how I’d feel the day my mom died. It wouldn’t be a celebration by any…
Continue Reading“I can’t be left alone,” Meghan Markle told Oprah in a CBS interview that aired this weekend. When she said…
Continue ReadingThis week would be our daughter’s seventh heavenly birthday. Over the years, I’ve seen others go through the pain of…
Continue ReadingIt wasn't supposed to look like this. Grief wasn't supposed to steal our dreams, our hopes, our future. Death wasn't…
Continue ReadingAlmost two years ago I lost one of my best friends to breast cancer. I remember the phone call when…
Continue ReadingI sat there, a faded hospital sheet draped over my legs, blood sticky to my inner thighs. It was too…
Continue ReadingTwenty-five feet of crystal-clear water rolled between the pier where I stood and the smooth, colorful boulders on the lake…
Continue ReadingTo my mother-in-law in Heaven, It never gets easier. Year after year, it still feels so fresh. The pain of…
Continue ReadingChildren are resilient and I believe many people use this logic to think children will be just fine after something…
Continue ReadingCheese toast on chilly mornings worked its way deep into my favorite childhood memories after my mom died. I remember…
Continue ReadingWindows down, we took in the breathtaking views of Leelanau Peninsula. “It is just so beautiful,” we kept repeating to…
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