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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 favorite playlist. I was enjoying…

I am a grown orphan . . . or at least that’s how it feels. I know technically the definition of an orphan is a person, specifically a child,…

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

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

Two months ago, I lost my mom. She was my best friend and has always been my person in life. You really can’t prepare yourself for something…

Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe. I have to take myself out of that moment. The one from two years ago when I lost my mother. The moment…

The biggest realization for me after losing my mom was the reality of how short life really is. It made me see the world differently, see my…

It’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining with such intensity I find myself squinting. Every time I venture to my mother’s grave, the sun shines…

There were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute and poignant memories of many things, good and bad,…

I wake up in a cold sweat. Ugh, I did it again. She came back to me, and all I could do was be mad. I never got to say goodbye. I think that’s why…