The Tangled and Beautiful Roots of Our Family Tree are My Mother’s Masterpiece
There are times my kids will slip up and call me “Grana” instead of “Mama.” I just laugh and jokingly…
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There are times my kids will slip up and call me “Grana” instead of “Mama.” I just laugh and jokingly…
Continue ReadingI hope someday I will be as devoted a grandma as my mom is. It is hard to put into…
Continue ReadingAs my sisters laid their hands on their hearts with their eyes shut, lips closed, but silent intentions loud, pure,…
Continue ReadingMy Spotify playlist is a thing of car rides, and because I have five kids who partake in (what feels…
Continue ReadingThree red envelopes fan in my palm, waiting. I already know what they contain and I'm accustomed to it by…
Continue ReadingMy son, Stalen, recently told me, “I am autism.” He typed this to me on his device. I knew sooner…
Continue ReadingMy husband talks to God. And closely listens to His voice. In the unconventional, mundane moments of life. While he’s…
Continue ReadingWhen you’ve been married for 52 years, you will look back and wonder where the time has gone. Of course,…
Continue ReadingI’ve been with my husband for a long time. I know that’s subjective, but I would call celebrating a 12th…
Continue ReadingMy eldest is turning sixteen in a little over three weeks. I still remember his hand in mine—up to the…
Continue ReadingI lost my mom in August 2021 and my dad in December 2022. Navigating life after losing the two most…
Continue ReadingYou don’t know what you don’t know. And I didn’t know what I put her through. My mom waited 11…
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