Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much
I miss my mom. The things I miss about her surprise me. I miss how easily she put an elaborate…
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I miss my mom. The things I miss about her surprise me. I miss how easily she put an elaborate…
Continue ReadingTo the momma just barely getting by, I see you. You’ve made an art form of surviving. Whether you have…
Continue ReadingShe makes the appointments. She packs the car snacks. She ensures the diaper bag is restocked with diapers and wipes…
Continue ReadingSurviving grief is hard for everyone, especially small children. The loss of someone or something they love can be devastating.…
Continue ReadingMy eyebrows furrowed at the sound of the garbage disposal gobbling up the remains of our lunch. I wiped down…
Continue ReadingIt was the very first night of my 7-year-old’s karate class. He was super excited to try something new, almost…
Continue Reading"Are you ready?” They see my large, round belly and waddling gait at 37-weeks and ask. I think about the…
Continue ReadingAt 20 years old, I entered the sacred covenant of marriage. At 22, we welcomed our first baby. At 24,…
Continue ReadingMy parents have an old photo of them lounging with us kids in the backyard. It’s one of many from…
Continue ReadingI am 19 years old and it is the smack dab middle of summer and I am sitting outside—al fresco—at…
Continue ReadingI wouldn't be a mama if it wasn't for you. In fact, being a mama was just a dream I…
Continue Reading“I’m trying to enjoy every moment. I really am.” It was as if her words had somehow reached through the…
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