Who Will Love Me This Way When My Mom Is Gone?
Ten years. That number is ingrained in my mind as I stare blankly at gray walls. A well-known cancer doctor…
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Ten years. That number is ingrained in my mind as I stare blankly at gray walls. A well-known cancer doctor…
Continue ReadingIt was a few weeks after I lost my mom, and I was silently praising myself for how well I…
Continue ReadingThe moment I realized my daughter was my friend was her first college drop-off. Her tears displayed her love and…
Continue ReadingIt’s been 14 years since she left. It’s like a lifetime ago and yesterday at the same time. The loss…
Continue ReadingShe is nine years old, squeezed into the far corner of the bathtub, fully clothed, legs folded to her chest.…
Continue ReadingShe turns four this month. How did that happen so quickly? Wasn’t I just watching her tiny profile on the…
Continue ReadingSeveral women in my larger circle of friends have recently given birth. The photos of their precious miracles shine on…
Continue ReadingHolidays, birthdays, and special events have always been painful. I can’t say the pain has gotten less or more since…
Continue ReadingDid you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…
Continue ReadingI have a vivid memory of tentatively walking toward the little pink sleepers hanging in Nordstrom. I gently lifted one…
Continue Reading**Warning: The below post contains spoilers about the new Barbie movie.** “We mothers stand still so that our daughters can…
Continue ReadingI’ve been in a lavender haze since attending Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Minneapolis with my daughter. To call it…
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