By Daphne Bach Greer From My Grieving Mama Heart to Yours, Please Give Your Children These 7 Gifts This Christmas
I was enjoying getting lost in the large store, books piled high on every shelf. It seemed it didn’t have…
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Grief
By Lauren Flake If Your Heart is Hurting This Christmas
Maybe this is your first Christmas since you’ve lost a parent. Maybe someone close to you is sick, dying or…
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By Amanda Wells Dear Grandparents, All Kids Want For Christmas is You
I didn't mean to cry. It just happened. I wiped furiously at my hot cheeks, hoping my eye makeup hadn't…
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By Christie Lynn The Holidays Aren’t the Same For Someone Who is Grieving
I remember the first holiday after my mom died like it was yesterday. It was probably one of the most…
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Even Though You’re in Heaven, Your Voice Still Guides Me
One of my most prized possessions sits in a dusty old shoebox on the top shelf of my closet. It’s…
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I Will Love You To Heaven and Back
I really never thought the day would come I would have to live without you. I definitely didn’t think the…
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By John Polo Be Kind to the Broken-Hearted this Holiday Season—They’re Doing the Best They Can
Dear society, Please be kind to those with broken hearts this holiday season. Please understand that they are doing the…
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller Did My Mom Know How Much I Loved Her?
She’s gone. You ache for her, but you will no longer be blessed by her presence. She’s dead, and a…
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No Amount of Time Will Fix the Fact That My Mom Isn’t Here
Tomorrow is going to be seven years since my mom has been gone. Saying that out loud seems so surreal…
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By Her View From Home I Am the Mom Who Couldn’t Protect Her Daughter
Editor's Note: This post discusses sexual abuse I am the mom. I am the mom who thought she could keep…
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The Pain of Pregnancy Loss Has Made Me Who I Am Today
My husband called me the Baby Whisperer. Not because I could talk to babies, but because whenever my friends found…
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By Kristen Brown I Didn’t Expect To Be Mothering My Mother
It’s a bizarre thing to mother your mother. I constantly worry if she is sad, if she feels lonely, and…
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