There’s Power in the “I Love You” Between a Mother and Her Child
My mother never said she loved me. This was true up until somewhere in my late 20s. This isn’t to…
Continue ReadingMy mother never said she loved me. This was true up until somewhere in my late 20s. This isn’t to…
Continue ReadingOn days like this, I sit outside in my backyard and beg nature to soothe my wounded soul. Yet another…
Continue ReadingToday I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
Continue ReadingMy father-in-law jokes that his name is “Where’s Grandma?” When my kids hear the familiar shutting of the car door…
Continue ReadingLast year, I had an abnormal mammogram that resulted in a diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound, and eventually a biopsy. For a…
Continue ReadingHere we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
Continue ReadingThis is me, loving you, my big kid. Biting my tongue and biding my time. Thinking. And waiting. And it’s…
Continue ReadingWhile the nation discusses what will become of the children this fall, others wonder what will become of their grandparents.…
Continue ReadingWhen our newest grandsons, twins Ellis and Brady, were born last October, we spent a lot of time together. Sleep…
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret my father and I have a strained relationship. I’ve opened my heart to speak about our troubled…
Continue ReadingFor months, I’ve braced myself. Even with COVID-19, I knew the day would come: my youngest would move away for…
Continue ReadingTwo years ago, my parents sold my childhood home. Two years ago, I said goodbye to the house where I…
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