Dear Grieving Heart, Be Still and Know
It is said that grief has stages. Five to be exact. Not sure where I am on that scale, but…
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It 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…
Continue Reading“How is your mom?” My mother looked at me, waiting for my response. Born in a small town in the…
Continue ReadingThe night my mother died is raw. It was filled with a lot of emotions: anger, regret, sadness, guilt, and…
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