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How a Stranger Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Mom

Grief
July 26, 2020
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4 Minute Read

By Laura Domer-Shank

How a Stranger Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Mom

I was not surprised the night I found my mom’s lifeless body. I knew I would. I spent years rehearsing…

Cancer, Grief
June 17, 2020
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5 Minute Read

By Rachel ODonnell

I Am My Mother’s Living Heirloom

I had been walking my 1-year-old daughter Hailey in her stroller on a chilly October morning while listening to my…

I Should Have Cherished Time With My Mom When I Had the Chance

Grief, Motherhood
June 13, 2020
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4 Minute Read

By Brandie Kendrick

I Should Have Cherished Time With My Mom When I Had the Chance

I am a grown orphan . . . or at least that's how it feels. I know technically the definition…

When You Lose Your Mom, You Lose a Lifeline

Grief, Loss
June 11, 2020
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Chelsea Ohlemiller

When You Lose Your Mom, You Lose a Lifeline

Have you ever noticed how much our lives intertwine with our mothers'? Every detail, every event, every emotion, every milestone.…

I’ll Always Be a Little Lost Without My Mom

Grief, Motherhood
June 10, 2020
7.9K Views
6 Minute Read

By Sydnei Kaplan

I’ll Always Be a Little Lost Without My Mom

My mom was an essential, treasured part of my early motherhood. This bond took root in my own childhood as…

Grief, Loss
June 9, 2020
6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Lisa Taras

Until I Lost My Mom, I Didn’t Know

Two months ago, I lost my mom. She was my best friend and has always been my person in life.…

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Grief
June 7, 2020
25.0K Views
2 Minute Read

By Chelsea Ohlemiller

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…

Grief
May 21, 2020
4K Views
7 Minute Read

By Meghan Riordan Jarvis

A Funeral Luncheon For 120

There were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute…

Learning to Live Without My Mom is the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done

Grief
May 15, 2020
14.9K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jenna Thomas

Learning to Live Without My Mom is the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done

I wake up in a cold sweat. Ugh, I did it again. She came back to me, and all I…

Grief
May 12, 2020
6.2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Jen Feener

Your Spirit Lives On in Her

They say life has a way of giving you exactly what you need when you least expect it. That when…

Grief
May 10, 2020
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Laura Domer-Shank

Mother’s Day Stings Without My Mom Here

I hate Mother’s Day. There. I said it. It’s embarrassing to feel this way. I feel terrible for saying it. …

Finding Love in the Midst of Loss on Mother’s Day

Grief, Motherhood
May 8, 2020
2.6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Lindsey Witten

Finding Love in the Midst of Loss on Mother’s Day

We had been putting it off all morning. The rain lightly fell as my brother, dad, and I quietly sat…