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Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 17, 2019
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To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

I’m not one to issue advice, especially when no one’s asking. I am especially hesitant to offer advice to a person when they are pregnant, but I…

Kids, Motherhood
July 13, 2019
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Hey Mom, You Deserve to Be Seen

Dear sweet mama, Please step out from behind the camera. Pass the camera to a friend or loved one. Or, if needed, a complete stranger. I get it,…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 29, 2019
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A Bereaved Parent’s Battle Cry

This is a bereaved parent’s battle cry. I’m tired . . . tired of having to hide how I am truly feeling from the rest of the world. Tired of…

Grown Children, Journal, Living, Relationships
June 21, 2019
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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…

Kids, Motherhood
June 4, 2019
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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…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 9, 2019
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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…

Living
April 21, 2019
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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…

Grief, Loss
March 18, 2019
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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…

Kids, Motherhood
March 12, 2019
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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…

Motherhood
December 21, 2018
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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…

Memories

To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

Hey Mom, You Deserve to Be Seen

A Bereaved Parent’s Battle Cry

Goodbye to the House That Built Me

These Are the Days

Mother’s Day is Forever Changed After the Loss of a Child

Someone Else is Making Memories Now in the House that Built Me

I Wish She Could Have Met You, Dad

Your Kids Will Look For You in Pictures and Videos of Their Childhood One Day, Mama—But Will You Be There?

Dear Mama, This Part of Motherhood is Your Beautiful Mess

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