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To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
March 20, 2023
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By Meg Sexton

To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow

Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…

The First Christmas Without My Parents Cuts Deep

Faith, Grief, Loss
December 23, 2022
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By Christa Rogers

The First Christmas Without My Parents Cuts Deep

“This is going to be the first time we go through the holidays without mom.” How many times have I…

Faith, Grief
June 10, 2022
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By Alicia Searl

Dear Mom, I Miss You

Dear Mom, Yesterday I went over to your house. I was hoping you would open the door, but Daddy greeted…

What Would Mom Do? Oh, How I Wish I Could Ask Her

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
March 20, 2022
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By Lindie Alsdorf

What Would Mom Do? Oh, How I Wish I Could Ask Her

I was lucky enough to share my first almost-three years of motherhood with my mom, sort of. She had been…

The Years Go Quickly But the Days Are Long Without You, Mom

Grief
December 26, 2021
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By Christie Lynn

The Years Go Quickly But the Days Are Long Without You, Mom

I can’t believe we are here again. Another year has gone by since that awful day in November of 2012.…

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
December 7, 2021
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

I Am a Daughter With a Mother in Heaven

She’s the woman standing ready to take her diploma. The one she received with honors and the one with an…

Getting Through the Holidays Without Your Mom: 6 Ways To Cope With Grief

Grief
November 18, 2021
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By Her View From Home

Getting Through the Holidays Without Your Mom: 6 Ways To Cope With Grief

Once the holidays near, it seems like the world gets swept up in the hustle and bustle of the season.…

Grief, Motherhood
August 20, 2021
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By Britney Longarzo

I Am My Mother’s Thighs

I write a lot about thighs, about body image. I think a lot about my thighs. I blame this on…

Losing Your Mom is a Different Sort of Grief

Grief
May 3, 2021
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By Kelly Hagen

Losing Your Mom is a Different Sort of Grief

February 3rd . . . a day that changed my life forever. It was the day my Mom went to…

I Cherish These Handwritten Letters Filled With Love

Grief, Loss
April 4, 2021
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By Janelle Sims

I Cherish These Handwritten Letters Filled With Love

I am sentimental. When it comes to heirlooms, I’d rather have the rusty soup pot my grandma made a thousand…

Grief, Loss
January 3, 2021
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By Sandy Brannan

I Miss My Mom the Most On My Birthday

Today is my birthday. I’ve had 42 of them since the last one I celebrated with my mom. She died…

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

Grief
December 4, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

I spent the past week at my parents’ house helping my dad recover from his hip replacement surgery. While I…

mom in heaven

To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow

The First Christmas Without My Parents Cuts Deep

Dear Mom, I Miss You

What Would Mom Do? Oh, How I Wish I Could Ask Her

The Years Go Quickly But the Days Are Long Without You, Mom

I Am a Daughter With a Mother in Heaven

Getting Through the Holidays Without Your Mom: 6 Ways To Cope With Grief

I Am My Mother’s Thighs

Losing Your Mom is a Different Sort of Grief

I Cherish These Handwritten Letters Filled With Love

I Miss My Mom the Most On My Birthday

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

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