I Don’t Want My Daughters To Share These Scars of Abuse
Trigger warning: This post discusses domestic violence Long after my husband fell asleep, I lay in bed crying as quietly…
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Trigger warning: This post discusses domestic violence Long after my husband fell asleep, I lay in bed crying as quietly…
Continue ReadingDear Son, I blinked, and I don’t know where my baby bear’s gone off to. Those chubby little hands that…
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Continue ReadingI heard the best message today as I walked the Rail Trail. It wasn’t a podcast. It was the chatter of…
Continue ReadingEvery year in the fall, I poke around Facebook on all the local photographer’s pages looking for a mini session…
Continue ReadingMomma, I see you driving down the road with tears in your eyes. I see the deer caught in the…
Continue Reading“Helloooooo, punkinheads!” my father-in-law bellowed as he opened the back door of our Honda CR-V. Like always, he fumbled with…
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