Call Your Mom Today Because Tomorrow Isn’t Promised
My day will look different from yours tomorrow. Tomorrow you will wake up and your mom will still be here. The nightmare and fear of her not being…
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Grandma Kissed You in Heaven Before You Were Born
Most of what I know I learned from my grandma. She taught me to be tough but kind. She taught me to work hard but never forget to stop…
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Where Do You Turn When the Only Person You Need is Your Mom?
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I had a bad day. I had a terrible week. Nothing seems to be going right. No matter how long I’ve been…
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Another Year Without You in it Hurts
A new year is starting soon, a year likely to be filled with more milestone birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, summer trips . . . all without…
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I Feel Your Hello From Heaven
The days after Thanksgiving. They are days meant for embracing random pairings of leftovers all while nestled in oversized lounge pants. No one has…
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All I Have Are Leftover I Love Yous
I still put cheese on my burgers the way you told me to, and honestly, it’s not because it’s better that way. The truth is, I never really cared…
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Even Though You’re in Heaven, Your Voice Still Guides Me
One of my most prized possessions sits in a dusty old shoebox on the top shelf of my closet. It’s the letter you wrote me when I graduated…
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I Will Love You To Heaven and Back
I really never thought the day would come I would have to live without you. I definitely didn’t think the day would come as soon as it did. You…
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A Message to Heaven From Seat 6A
I knew you’d been here. Not when I first stepped onto the dingy, gray tiles blanketing the green mermaid’s lair at the airport café. Nor…
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When Jesus Met You in Heaven
To my child born into Heaven: I love you. More than anything in the world, I wish I could hold you and tell you that I love you a million times. When…
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