The Last Act of Love is Hope
She didn’t look sick. She didn’t look like she was dying. She didn’t look like she was slipping to eternity…
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She didn’t look sick. She didn’t look like she was dying. She didn’t look like she was slipping to eternity…
Continue ReadingI met her in college. She sat behind me in our Human Anatomy class. I was immediately drawn to her…
Continue ReadingMy perfect baby. How I wish you were here. I imagine still being pregnant with you, moving right along and…
Continue ReadingAs soon as we drove through the gates, I couldn’t help but immediately notice all the changes that had been…
Continue ReadingThere, I said it. That phrase repels me, "My embryo transfer failed." Every word in that sentence burns with anger,…
Continue ReadingIt was probably too early to tell, I thought, as I sat on the toilet and peed on another pregnancy…
Continue ReadingI am the daughter of a pastor. I grew up considering our church a second home. My siblings and I…
Continue ReadingI hate stereotypical mother-in-law jokes and memes because my husband’s mom was one of my favorite people in this world.…
Continue Reading"You are not going to feel like this forever." I looked into the eyes of my grief therapist and found empathy…
Continue ReadingMy dad is dead. I’ve repeated these words to myself hundreds of times in the days since his passing, but…
Continue ReadingToday is my birthday. I’ve had 42 of them since the last one I celebrated with my mom. She died…
Continue ReadingWe visited my grandmother’s gravesite today. As I spoke to her, my daughter chimed in, “But, Mama, she can’t hear…
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