Growing Up Without My Mom Taught Me About the Gift of Time
This year marks 32 years. She’s been gone for 32 years. Growing up, I never felt like I had the…
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This year marks 32 years. She’s been gone for 32 years. Growing up, I never felt like I had the…
Continue ReadingI was considered an adult when my mom died. I was over 18 and no longer fit into the category…
Continue ReadingSurviving grief is hard for everyone, especially small children. The loss of someone or something they love can be devastating.…
Continue ReadingI am 19 years old and it is the smack dab middle of summer and I am sitting outside—al fresco—at…
Continue ReadingI lost my mom when I was 12 and cancer took her away from me. I lost her again when I…
Continue ReadingTomorrow is Mother’s Day. For many, it’s a day full of joy and laughter, but for some, including me, it’s…
Continue ReadingI just bought a house. My first house. My biggest adult purchase, ever—without you. There have been so many big…
Continue ReadingNot having a mother on Mother’s Day sucks. My mother passed away when I was young, long before I became…
Continue ReadingFebruary 3rd . . . a day that changed my life forever. It was the day my Mom went to…
Continue ReadingI was 34 years old when I lost my mom. She had ovarian cancer. She always said she would be…
Continue ReadingThe stage was set. Cleared off desk. Plenty of battery life on my laptop. Hot-ish mug of coffee. Surprisingly and…
Continue ReadingCheese toast on chilly mornings worked its way deep into my favorite childhood memories after my mom died. I remember…
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