Dear Mom, You Did it All Right
Dear Mom, I never realized how much you loved us until I had children of my own. I never knew how much you sacrificed. I saw pictures of you when you…
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Think You’re Turning Into Your Mother? You Probably Are.
“We should have went yesterday,” my son said through a mouthful of granola this morning. “Gone,” I automatically…
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My Daughter Wants to Be a Mom When She Grows Up and That’s OK With Me
So, today was career day at my children’s school. I love spirit days—they always give me a chance to frantically dig through whatever I can…
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Call Your Mom Today Because Tomorrow Isn’t Promised
My day will look different from yours tomorrow. Tomorrow you will wake up and your mom will still be here. The nightmare and fear of her not being…
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The Unimaginable Heartbreak of Losing Your Mom
To a girl, her mom is her first best friend. The person who teaches her what a woman should be. The first person to wipe her tears away when she is…
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I Can’t Change My Mom, But I Can Change the Way I Let Her Affect Me
I have often heard stories of how when women become mothers, it strengthens the bond with their own moms. They understand firsthand the sacrifice,…
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What’s the Mark of a Great Mom? An Obituary Like Katy Lynn McDonald’s.
I’m pretty sure Katy Lynn McDonald is smirking in her obituary photo. And after reading the words printed alongside her twinkling eyes,…
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No Matter What You’ve Been Told, You are Worthy of Love
There are days I still feel like the 11-year-old girl whose dreams were shattered by the person who held my fragile heart in her hand—my…
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The Room Where We Said Goodbye
It wasn’t the hospital. It was a room in my sister’s house. A room where you would spend your final days. It was a small room in the corner of…
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I Just Miss Her Today
I woke up this morning missing her. A lot. There was no reason. Nothing triggered it. Today is not a big occasion, nor a special day in our family…
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