Lessons From a Grieving Whale
The world continues to watch a grieving mama whale maneuver the waters of the Pacific Northwest, while carrying her dead…
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The world continues to watch a grieving mama whale maneuver the waters of the Pacific Northwest, while carrying her dead…
Continue ReadingSometimes the ludicrousness of the sentence, “My child had cancer and died,” has to bring humor in order for me…
Continue ReadingA few months after my husband died, I was scrolling through Facebook and kept seeing this quote that a number…
Continue ReadingIt’s the worst fear of every parent of a child with a severe food allergy that despite their diligent teaching,…
Continue ReadingI vividly remember a Christmas we attended when my kids were small. All the children had a pile of gifts…
Continue ReadingYears ago, I received a phone call from a former co-worker, telling me that a student I knew had been…
Continue ReadingMy house is always clean. The laundry gets done quickly. The dishes are rarely stacked up in the sink. My…
Continue ReadingI held a funeral for my husband, but I was the only one there. It was 2012, and I watched…
Continue ReadingApril 29th. As soon as the receptionist handed me the card, I began to obsess over the date. April 29th.…
Continue ReadingThe first time I tried to kill myself, I was eight years old. The incessant bullying everywhere I turned literally…
Continue ReadingMy middle child, Austin, is not the extrovert like his older sister and younger brother. Though he doesn’t hide from…
Continue Reading"I could never carry a baby for nine months and then just give it away." That's what I have heard…
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