Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye
Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe. I have to take myself out of that moment. The one from…
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Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe. I have to take myself out of that moment. The one from…
Continue ReadingFor the longest time, I have been so ashamed of the relationship I don’t have with my mom. I can…
Continue ReadingIt used to be flat. It used to be toned up and all one color. It used to tan really…
Continue ReadingI’ve read countless articles on mothering without a mother. Each one is heartbreaking. Each one tears me to my core; and…
Continue ReadingLast year in church on Mother's Day, I watched her. The woman who I knew to have had a miscarriage…
Continue ReadingMothers’ Day used to be so easy. I could joyfully celebrate the amazing mothers and grandmothers in my life. Blissfully unaware that…
Continue ReadingWe had been putting it off all morning. The rain lightly fell as my brother, dad, and I quietly sat…
Continue ReadingI wrote this letter to my own mama, who died far too soon and far too painfully. But I can’t…
Continue ReadingIt starts with the commercials—images of smiling families, pampered moms, jewelry, flowers, and lots and lots of love. Then you…
Continue ReadingOnce during a rare solo shopping trip to TJ Maxx, I came across a small sign that read, "Home is…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, Becoming a mother has brought me back to you in a way I didn’t know was possible. After…
Continue ReadingThank you, Mom, for all the things. I get it now. Finally, I get it. Growing up, I knew how…
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