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Grief, Loss
January 23, 2021
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

The Last Act of Love is Hope

She didn’t look sick. She didn’t look like she was dying. She didn’t look like she was slipping to eternity…

Grief, Loss
January 3, 2021
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By Sandy Brannan

I Miss My Mom the Most On My Birthday

Today is my birthday. I’ve had 42 of them since the last one I celebrated with my mom. She died…

Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom

Grief, Loss
December 22, 2020
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By Kristie Reitz

Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom

"Mom, where are you?" I find myself saying this over and over. It's not like I don't know where she…

I Miss My Mom, But I’m Glad She’s No Longer Suffering

Grief
December 19, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I Miss My Mom, But I’m Glad She’s No Longer Suffering

My mom suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 10 years. She was bedbound for the last two months of her life.…

When You Become a Mom, You Want Your Own—But Sometimes She’s in Heaven

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
December 16, 2020
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By Adrianne Thompson

When You Become a Mom, You Want Your Own—But Sometimes She’s in Heaven

The person you need the most when you become a mom is your own mom. You need the person who…

I Thought I Hated Christmas, But I Just Needed To Stop Hiding My Grief

Grief
December 13, 2020
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By Heather Delaney

I Thought I Hated Christmas, But I Just Needed To Stop Hiding My Grief

Last night I put up my Christmas tree and cried. It happens every year. Well, at least every year since…

My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less

Grief, Loss
December 12, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less

How many times have you heard someone say, “My loved one died. Well, she was sick and we knew it…

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

Grief
December 4, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

I spent the past week at my parents’ house helping my dad recover from his hip replacement surgery. While I…

I’ll Make the Memories With My Daughter I Never Got To Make With My Mother

Grief, Motherhood
November 30, 2020
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By Shawna Kaszer

I’ll Make the Memories With My Daughter I Never Got To Make With My Mother

There are a lot of mother-daughter memories I never had the chance to make with my mom. Memories that have…

Christmas Magic Died When My Mom Went To Heaven

Grief
November 25, 2020
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By Kristie Reitz

Christmas Magic Died When My Mom Went To Heaven

Every year it seems to come earlier. Trick-or-treaters haven't even reached out doorstep before Christmas makes its appearance in every…

Grief, Loss
November 13, 2020
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

You Had One Foot in Heaven

I watched as you were barely hanging on. I watched as you had one foot in Heaven. I watched as…

Grief, Loss
November 6, 2020
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By Josie Flores

Losing My Mom Changed Me

Twenty years. How did all that time pass in what, at times, feels like the blink of an eye and…

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The Last Act of Love is Hope

I Miss My Mom the Most On My Birthday

Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom

I Miss My Mom, But I’m Glad She’s No Longer Suffering

When You Become a Mom, You Want Your Own—But Sometimes She’s in Heaven

I Thought I Hated Christmas, But I Just Needed To Stop Hiding My Grief

My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

I’ll Make the Memories With My Daughter I Never Got To Make With My Mother

Christmas Magic Died When My Mom Went To Heaven

You Had One Foot in Heaven

Losing My Mom Changed Me

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