I Should Have Taken More Photos of My Mom
What’s the one thing I wish I did before my mom died? Take more photos. But no, I assumed I’d…
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What’s the one thing I wish I did before my mom died? Take more photos. But no, I assumed I’d…
Continue Reading“This is going to be the first time we go through the holidays without mom.” How many times have I…
Continue ReadingIt is said that grief has stages. Five to be exact. Not sure where I am on that scale, but…
Continue ReadingI don’t know about you, but each Christmas season I find myself trying to catch the “feeling.” It seems like…
Continue Reading“The kids are spending the night at Grandma’s, and I’m eyeballs deep in Fritos while catching up on all my…
Continue Reading“Grief is itself a medicine,” William Cowper. Everyone processes grief differently. The day after our mother’s death, my sister and…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, I never got the chance to appreciate you as a mother. There was so much life still to…
Continue ReadingI lost my dad at the beginning of the summer. The last time I saw him, my daughter and I…
Continue ReadingI attempt to swallow. My heart is in my throat. I hold back tears. The woman who stands before me…
Continue ReadingEach phase of life since my mom died has brought different struggles, triumphs, and varieties of emotion. I always knew…
Continue ReadingLife after dealing with death is hard. I’m no longer the person I used to be. I’m motherless. This motherless…
Continue ReadingI married my college sweetheart over a decade ago. I want to ask my mom about marriage. I want to…
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