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I Didn’t Expect To Be Mothering My Mother

Grief, Grown Children
November 18, 2019
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By Kristen Brown

I Didn’t Expect To Be Mothering My Mother

It’s a bizarre thing to mother your mother. I constantly worry if she is sad, if she feels lonely, and…

Grief
November 11, 2019
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By Leah Hamel

I Miss My Mom’s Laugh the Most

I was 25 when my mom passed away from metastatic breast cancer. Watching her slowly slip away right before my…

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

Grief, Loss
November 11, 2019
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By Daphne Bach Greer

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

I woke up this morning and sat up on my bed, legs dangling towards the floor. The heaviness of my…

Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy

Grief
November 7, 2019
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By Krissie Lain Garland

Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy

EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric.…

Dear Friend: I’m Still Grieving—This is What I Need From You

Grief, Loss
November 2, 2019
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4 Minute Read

By Tiffany Nardoni

Dear Friend: I’m Still Grieving—This is What I Need From You

This isn't just for grieving moms, this one's for dads, too. And sisters and aunts and uncles and grandparents. Friends,…

Nothing Makes You Appreciate Life More Than Death

Grief
October 29, 2019
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By Trina Rehberg Boyko

Nothing Makes You Appreciate Life More Than Death

Nothing makes you appreciate life more than death. I was still reeling from the loss of my dad when one…

Grief
October 28, 2019
4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Chelsea Ohlemiller

The First One at the Casket

The day my mother died, everything changed. My mind became a complex mess of the heartbreaking reality of her death…

Faith, Grief
October 25, 2019
2.7K Views
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By Missy Hillmer

Grieve, But Trust You Will Be OK

I tell myself . . . You are going to be OK. You just need to breathe. The anxiety may…

Grief, Grown Children
October 7, 2019
6.9K Views
6 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

I started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing…

We Are Mothers Forever, Even When Our Children Are in Heaven

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 6, 2019
7.7K Views
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By Daphne Bach Greer

We Are Mothers Forever, Even When Our Children Are in Heaven

We mothers will never forget those precious moments when we held our children in our arms for the very first…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 25, 2019
3.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

This is Stillbirth

I was halfway through my pregnancy. We had already made the announcement that we were pregnant with our daughter's younger…

Grief, Loss
September 22, 2019
3.2K Views
3 Minute Read

By Christie Thomas

We’re All Walking Wounded

A friend gripes about the fight she had with her sister. My son’s friends chatter about camping with their cousins. …

grieving

I Didn’t Expect To Be Mothering My Mother

I Miss My Mom’s Laugh the Most

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy

Dear Friend: I’m Still Grieving—This is What I Need From You

Nothing Makes You Appreciate Life More Than Death

The First One at the Casket

Grieve, But Trust You Will Be OK

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

We Are Mothers Forever, Even When Our Children Are in Heaven

This is Stillbirth

We’re All Walking Wounded

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So God Made a Mother