Dear Mama, Life Can Still Be Full When the Bedrooms Are Empty
For months, I’ve braced myself. Even with COVID-19, I knew the day would come: my youngest would move away for…
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For 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…
Continue ReadingHey, sweetie . . . it's mom. I’ve been feeling a little unsettled lately. Not just "life is crazy and…
Continue Reading"I was 15 years old and was afraid of going to hell, losing my family, and losing God. I questioned…
Continue ReadingAlcoholism is a storm that spares no one in its path. This disease invokes pain upon everyone around the alcoholic…
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, I visited my daddy’s grave for the first time since he passed over three years ago.…
Continue ReadingThe dog is barking his head off, announcing the arrival of either UPS or Amazon Prime, I can’t be sure.…
Continue ReadingWomen, more specifically, mothers, have been the backbone of the world since it came into creation. While we don’t always…
Continue ReadingShe's always been there. To feel my kicks as I grew in her womb. Taking up space and residence in…
Continue ReadingI miss when my kids were babies . . . I really do . . . but boy, do I…
Continue ReadingI was born on August 14th in the heat of the California summer. I was the first of the two…
Continue ReadingShe’s nervous, I can tell. This whole back-to-school scenario is frightening to her. “What if nobody can understand me with…
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