Reminders of My Mother Are Everywhere
We’re nearing a year since her passing, but I face constant reminders of the life my mother lived. The sleep…
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We’re nearing a year since her passing, but I face constant reminders of the life my mother lived. The sleep…
Continue ReadingSetting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the…
Continue ReadingMotherless daughter. I’d heard those words but never gave much thought to all they carried until I lost my mom.…
Continue ReadingWe ran by our daughter and son-in-law’s house last week to drop off some things we had picked up for…
Continue ReadingI buried my face into the chocolate-brown fleece hoodie and inhaled. Nothing. I did not catch her scent. Maybe it…
Continue ReadingI find it helpful to write to work through various emotions and thoughts. The what-ifs have haunted me for years.…
Continue ReadingGrandparents raising their children’s children are a special kind of people. They are the kind who deserve recognition, applause, a…
Continue ReadingIt’s been almost a year since I said goodbye to my dad. Life split at the seams that day and…
Continue ReadingShe looked up at me from her seat at the table and her face lit up with joy. She made…
Continue ReadingI stared at the empty notebook page where I was to summarize my mother’s life. Thirty-nine years of her being…
Continue ReadingMy son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your…
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