Learning to Live Without My Mom is the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
I wake up in a cold sweat. Ugh, I did it again. She came back to me, and all I…
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I wake up in a cold sweat. Ugh, I did it again. She came back to me, and all I…
Continue ReadingEach Monday evening, my son’s principal emails my son’s syllabus for the week. It’s a nicely organized Excel sheet complete…
Continue ReadingThey say life has a way of giving you exactly what you need when you least expect it. That when…
Continue ReadingI hate Mother’s Day. There. I said it. It’s embarrassing to feel this way. I feel terrible for saying it. …
Continue ReadingLast year in church on Mother's Day, I watched her. The woman who I knew to have had a miscarriage…
Continue ReadingSometimes my eyes fix upon a figure with a could-be silhouette. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. A young man coming into…
Continue ReadingWe had been putting it off all morning. The rain lightly fell as my brother, dad, and I quietly sat…
Continue ReadingIt never gets easier or better, the heartache of losing you. It just IS. And with time it just is,…
Continue ReadingAs each Mother’s Day approaches, I busy myself with preparations and count my blessings. I love any reason to celebrate,…
Continue ReadingI wrote this letter to my own mama, who died far too soon and far too painfully. But I can’t…
Continue ReadingWhen I was young, I grew up in the church as many Black children do. I went to church every…
Continue ReadingNothing could have prepared me for losing my dog. Clark was our firstborn, our super puppy (Clark Kent), our Clark…
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