When Mom Died, We Had Tea
My mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept…
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My mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept…
Continue ReadingLife after dealing with death is hard. I’m no longer the person I used to be. I’m motherless. This motherless…
Continue ReadingWhen the phone rang at 4:30 in the morning, I knew immediately who it was and what she was going…
Continue ReadingI was at the grocery store last week buying anniversary cards for my husband and in-laws. After making my selections,…
Continue ReadingI don't have appropriate words to describe my mother. It wasn't that she was determined because that implies an overall…
Continue ReadingI lay in bed this past Saturday reflecting on the fact that another year without my mom has passed and…
Continue ReadingI spent the past week at my parents’ house helping my dad recover from his hip replacement surgery. While I…
Continue ReadingEvery year it seems to come earlier. Trick-or-treaters haven't even reached out doorstep before Christmas makes its appearance in every…
Continue ReadingI watched as you were barely hanging on. I watched as you had one foot in Heaven. I watched as…
Continue ReadingTwenty years. How did all that time pass in what, at times, feels like the blink of an eye and…
Continue ReadingI know they mean well. I know they speak with love. That doesn’t make the words sting any lighter. The…
Continue ReadingSometimes I feel guilty that I still miss you. Sometimes I feel like enough time has passed, and I should…
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