I Miss the Son Who Should Be Here Too
Each Monday evening, my son’s principal emails my son’s syllabus for the week. It’s a nicely organized Excel sheet complete…
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Each 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…
Continue ReadingThere they were, the words that slip out of my mouth every time someone mentions or asks about my mother. …
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