Walking Mother Home
I call my sister for another update on Mom. Last week had been my week to help out. Our mother…
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I call my sister for another update on Mom. Last week had been my week to help out. Our mother…
Continue ReadingThe very first piece I ever wrote for Her View From Home was posted on the website June 14, 2018.…
Continue ReadingThe night my mother died is raw. It was filled with a lot of emotions: anger, regret, sadness, guilt, and…
Continue ReadingMotherhood is in the details. It’s knowing what time I need to roll sleepy kids out of bed to get…
Continue ReadingThe other night, I ran to my bed and sobbed. I muffled my cries into my pillow. My chest heaved…
Continue ReadingShe was so pretty. So pretty it was hard to look away from that porcelain skin, those high cheekbones, stunning…
Continue ReadingIt’s been eight months since my mom took her last breath on earth and entered into her eternal resting place.…
Continue ReadingAlong with the journey of motherhood comes the advice from others. Thrown out like confetti at a wedding ceremony, it…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, Yesterday I went over to your house. I was hoping you would open the door, but Daddy greeted…
Continue ReadingI am a hostage negotiator—my voice soothing and calm while I talk down an incensed child holding his sister hostage…
Continue ReadingFirsts are monumental. Inaugural. Annual. They say you always remember the milestones, the annuals, the inaugurals. You were there for…
Continue Reading“My hands are getting so old,” my mother said. “They’re ugly.” We were sitting together having a glass of wine,…
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