May She Always Believe in Wishes
She gathered every fluffy dandelion like treasure, tiny fists full of wish-makers. She closed her eyes, took a breath, and…
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She gathered every fluffy dandelion like treasure, tiny fists full of wish-makers. She closed her eyes, took a breath, and…
Continue Reading“Well, what did they say?” I asked her. “They said no,” she replied with tears welling up in her little…
Continue ReadingAlmost 17 years ago, a perfectly bald, 7lbs, 5oz little girl was born. One month after a major hurricane swept…
Continue ReadingPeople say it to me often. They say it when she’s loud, when she questions, when she pushes back instead…
Continue ReadingDear Daughter, As you turn 13, I can hardly believe how quickly the time has flown by. It feels like…
Continue ReadingI should remember the doctor’s name, but I don’t. It was such an ordeal. 18 hours of labor sort of…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, We talk a lot about pretty things around here. God blessed us with a princess, and yoy dearly…
Continue ReadingMy dear baby girl, As I sit writing this at 11 p.m. on Thursday, you are fast asleep in your…
Continue Reading“Yay, Mommy is done with homework! Can you play with me now?” My heart sank, and I felt a sharp…
Continue ReadingShe’s 13 and it feels like she’s always been with me. She's gone through five moves, the loss of her…
Continue ReadingPeople tell me, "She'll come back to you." I hold onto those words like a lifeline, repeating them in my…
Continue ReadingA memory popped up on my phone the other day. There she was in the photo. Five, maybe six. It…
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