Nothing Prepares You For Life Without Your Mom
I had six weeks to prepare for my mother’s death. That’s 42 days or 1,008 hours, depending on how you…
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I had six weeks to prepare for my mother’s death. That’s 42 days or 1,008 hours, depending on how you…
Continue ReadingIt’s been years since my mom died and although many days it does seem that it has gotten easier, there…
Continue ReadingI will never know what it’s like to see my mom’s car pull up to my house. I will never…
Continue ReadingMy 4-year-old was recently trying to grasp why daddy had produced her a grandma but mommy hadn’t. We were in…
Continue ReadingGrief is a journey—not a place. It’s a heartbreaking adventure. A sad chapter in the book. Grief is debilitating days…
Continue ReadingMy day will look different from yours tomorrow. Tomorrow you will wake up and your mom will still be here.…
Continue ReadingTo a girl, her mom is her first best friend. The person who teaches her what a woman should be.…
Continue ReadingI woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I had a bad day. I had a terrible week.…
Continue ReadingIt wasn’t the hospital. It was a room in my sister’s house. A room where you would spend your final…
Continue ReadingI woke up this morning missing her. A lot. There was no reason. Nothing triggered it. Today is not a…
Continue ReadingMy husband recently told me he doesn’t remember what I was like before my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I…
Continue ReadingSometimes Christmas is hard. It’s hard when you are missing someone at the dinner table or waiting for someone to…
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