To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow
Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
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Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
Continue ReadingThat heart-wrenching moment when I received that phone call—the one that completely shattered life as I knew it. “He’s gone,”…
Continue Reading“Gray divorce” is a term that refers to divorce in couples over 50 years old. There are plenty of reasons…
Continue ReadingChecking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…
Continue ReadingI'm sitting here on the front porch, and I'm sobbing. I'm finally grieving. I've finally reached the place where my…
Continue ReadingWith a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
Continue ReadingI lay in a hospital bed, and the doctor placed my brand-new son into my arms. As I held him…
Continue ReadingI think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
Continue ReadingDear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
Continue ReadingI assumed I’d have turnkey kids. In my mind, I was a turnkey kid. I survived the toddler stage, complied…
Continue ReadingMy grandmother had quite a collection of Christmas angels. They were all different shapes and sizes. Some were plastic and…
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