I Long For the Child Who Belongs To This Gift
I stand there in the pawn shop with tears welling up to the brink of spilling over onto my cheeks.…
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I stand there in the pawn shop with tears welling up to the brink of spilling over onto my cheeks.…
Continue Reading"Mom, where are you?" I find myself saying this over and over. It's not like I don't know where she…
Continue ReadingIt had been a long morning. I wasn’t hungry but knew I needed to eat. Standing in line at this…
Continue ReadingLast night I put up my Christmas tree and cried. It happens every year. Well, at least every year since…
Continue ReadingI spent the past week at my parents’ house helping my dad recover from his hip replacement surgery. While I…
Continue ReadingDo you ever feel like the one thing you are working through happens to pop up everywhere? What I mean…
Continue ReadingI watched as you were barely hanging on. I watched as you had one foot in Heaven. I watched as…
Continue ReadingToday I cried. I held up the bank drive-up line. I hugged my steering wheel and lost my mind for…
Continue ReadingSometimes I feel guilty that I still miss you. Sometimes I feel like enough time has passed, and I should…
Continue ReadingI lie in bed and close my eyes. I wait. I know it will find me eventually. It always does. …
Continue ReadingIt was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for a cemetery visit with my mother. It was empty and calm. The…
Continue ReadingToday when I was scrolling through Facebook I came upon a post from someone who suddenly lost their father. I…
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