Goodbye to the House That Built Me
In the winter of 1985, while I was halfway done growing in my mom’s belly, my parents moved into a little brown 3 bedroom/1.5 bath that was…
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These Are the Days
I watched him walk slowly and purposefully down the hall- each step a chore; his body no longer cooperating with his needs. I watched him as he sat…
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Mother’s Day is Forever Changed After the Loss of a Child
What is your perfect Mother’s Day? Did your day involve your family, friends, maybe even a special photo to remember the day? One of my favorite…
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Someone Else is Making Memories Now in the House that Built Me
You look at my grandmother’s house and it doesn’t look like much. A simple two bedroom, one bath bungalow settled a few short blocks from my own…
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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…
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Your Kids Will Look For You in Pictures and Videos of Their Childhood One Day, Mama—But Will You Be There?
I’m always taking pictures and videos of my kids. In fact, at this rate, I don’t really need the scrapbooks I bought but still haven’t put…
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Dear Mama, This Part of Motherhood is Your Beautiful Mess
A letter to my future self, I am writing to you from the dirty, kid-stained couch that sat in the overly-cluttered living room in the…
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Thanks to You, Mother-in-Law, for Understanding We Want to Have Christmas in Our Home
The year my twins were born, my mother-in-law gave me the greatest gift. “I want you to have Christmas in your home this year. If you’d…
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We Are the Memory Makers
Family memories have always been important to me. But, marriage and motherhood changed me. Suddenly, I wanted holidays and birthdays and little…
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I’m So Thankful My Mom Made Us Take That Photo
She wanted a family picture of all of us. Everyone was in town celebrating the holidays together and she wanted another picture. We gave her a hard…
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