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Grief, Kids
July 21, 2019
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We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

The second day of summer break started out as a typical day. Sunny skies, which meant a walk around the neighborhood. Usually, these walks involve…

Grief
May 30, 2019
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My Mom is Dying

I’ll never forget the first time my mom looked at me and didn’t know who I was. The mall was ridiculously crowded that day, the way it usually is…

Faith, Grief, Loss
May 27, 2019
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Now That You’ve Touched Eternity

I think of you when the clouds turn grey and swell, when the rain and my tears mix softening the sting of salt on my cheeks. I think of you when I…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 12, 2019
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To Motherless Daughters Dreading Mother’s Day

It was the phone call that would change my life. “Honey, it’s not good news. It’s cancer.” For five years, cancer ravaged my…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 8, 2019
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Mother’s Day Looks Different When Your Mom is in Heaven

Mother’s Day after your mom dies looks different. Mother’s Day looks like dodging the card aisle because you just can’t bring yourself…

Grief, Loss
April 15, 2019
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As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

My dear, beautiful friend, I remember the day I received the news; the way my heart pounded and my eyes filled with tears as the enormity of your…

Grief, Marriage
March 31, 2019
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The Simple Farewell After 40 Years of Love: “I’ll Be There Soon.”

It was the first day of November. Dad was on a gurney—heavily medicated—and on his way to the nursing home. She looked at him. “I’ll…

Grief
March 29, 2019
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When Your Parents Are Gone, Part of You Always Aches

It was the perfect summer evening in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We were dining al fresco. A cool wind was blowing and I had a delicious cocktail in my…

Grief, Loss
March 20, 2019
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I Didn’t Know it Was the Last Time

One day it would be the last time I was going to see her and I didn’t even know it. One day it would be the last phone call and I wouldn’t even…

Grief, Loss
March 18, 2019
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I Wish She Could Have Met You, Dad

Dad, Today marks nine years since the day you passed away. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. Sometimes I cry, scream, even isolate…

death of a parent

We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

My Mom is Dying

Now That You’ve Touched Eternity

To Motherless Daughters Dreading Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day Looks Different When Your Mom is in Heaven

As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

The Simple Farewell After 40 Years of Love: “I’ll Be There Soon.”

When Your Parents Are Gone, Part of You Always Aches

I Didn’t Know it Was the Last Time

I Wish She Could Have Met You, Dad

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