Growing Slowly around the Grief of Losing Your Mom
Everyone has heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Society often assumes the stages…
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Everyone has heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Society often assumes the stages…
Continue ReadingYour hair is in a messy bun for the sixth day in a row. You’re trudging to work sniffling because…
Continue ReadingMy daughter wobbled toward me in silver, square-toed go-go boots, one heel dislodged and flopping against our hallway’s faux wood…
Continue ReadingDaughter of mine, I see the fire behind your eyes. Do not let it die. Daughter of mine who runs…
Continue ReadingIt was just another typical fall morning. There was a time change so you were a little extra sleepy (also…
Continue ReadingThe loss I recently experienced hit differently than others I’ve experienced. I thought that with three kids already in tow,…
Continue ReadingTen years. That number is ingrained in my mind as I stare blankly at gray walls. A well-known cancer doctor…
Continue ReadingSince my mom died almost two years ago, my life has mostly been defined by the word "loneliness." However, in…
Continue ReadingMy daughter places a paper in front of me on the kitchen counter, looking up at me expectedly. My eyebrows…
Continue ReadingI cried in church this morning. It wasn’t the beautiful hymns sung by the angelic choir. It wasn’t the poignant…
Continue ReadingI have vivid memories of mornings as a child. I would wake up and go downstairs into the living room…
Continue ReadingFirst of all, mama, I want to congratulate you! Whether this is your first baby or not, I am honored…
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