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Cheese toast on chilly mornings worked its way deep into my favorite childhood memories after my mom died. I remember…
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Cheese toast on chilly mornings worked its way deep into my favorite childhood memories after my mom died. I remember…
Continue ReadingI found myself reaching for the fancy plate yesterday morning. It’s a hand-painted earthenware plate I fell in love with…
Continue ReadingI don't have appropriate words to describe my mother. It wasn't that she was determined because that implies an overall…
Continue ReadingMotherhood requires patience. It requires compassion, organization, and creativity. Motherhood requires persistence. It requires firmness, authority, and tenacity. Truthfully, motherhood…
Continue ReadingShe didn’t look sick. She didn’t look like she was dying. She didn’t look like she was slipping to eternity…
Continue ReadingSomething no one talks about is how dang hard it is to be an introverted mom. Introverts thrive on alone…
Continue ReadingFor years, I tried to push back negative thoughts, but ultimately, it was a bit like blowing away a wildfire–it…
Continue ReadingIf I could hold you once again . . . Just for one more minute, the way you are now.…
Continue ReadingToday is my birthday. I’ve had 42 of them since the last one I celebrated with my mom. She died…
Continue Reading"Mommy, why did God make you?" I immediately responded with, "He made me so I could make you." Wow, that…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, I’m sorry for not saying thank you for all the Christmases you gave me back when I had…
Continue ReadingA mother must keep going even when she's been on the front lines for months as a health care worker…
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