My Birthday Will Never Be the Same without My Mother
It’s been eight months since my mom took her last breath on earth and entered into her eternal resting place.…
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It’s been eight months since my mom took her last breath on earth and entered into her eternal resting place.…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, Yesterday I went over to your house. I was hoping you would open the door, but Daddy greeted…
Continue ReadingFirsts are monumental. Inaugural. Annual. They say you always remember the milestones, the annuals, the inaugurals. You were there for…
Continue ReadingMy strongest memory of my momma is more of a feeling than a memory. I can see myself standing in…
Continue ReadingIt was a hot summer day sometime in the middle of high school. I was young and naive, but the…
Continue ReadingFor those of us who no longer have our moms physically here with us, I think the one thing we…
Continue ReadingIt has been almost 15 years since I have seen my mother. I miss her soft hands. I miss her…
Continue ReadingTo appreciate the light, you must walk through the darkness. To be whole, you must first be broken. That’s what…
Continue ReadingI was lucky enough to share my first almost-three years of motherhood with my mom, sort of. She had been…
Continue ReadingMy mother left her mark on everything she touched before she died. She’s been gone for almost a decade. Early-onset…
Continue ReadingI was at the grocery store last week buying anniversary cards for my husband and in-laws. After making my selections,…
Continue ReadingMotherless daughter. I’d heard those words but never gave much thought to all they carried until I lost my mom.…
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