Even Though My Mom is Gone, I’m Not a Motherless Daughter
Motherless daughter. I’d heard those words but never gave much thought to all they carried until I lost my mom.…
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Motherless daughter. I’d heard those words but never gave much thought to all they carried until I lost my mom.…
Continue ReadingGrowing up, my mother gave me invaluable communication advice. She taught me how to communicate respectfully, honestly, and to keep…
Continue ReadingI buried my face into the chocolate-brown fleece hoodie and inhaled. Nothing. I did not catch her scent. Maybe it…
Continue ReadingIt's been a year since you left us—365 days. One of every major holiday and family birthday. It feels like…
Continue ReadingI never expected to raise my children without my mom. I adored my mom, and it still rocks me to…
Continue ReadingI stared at the empty notebook page where I was to summarize my mother’s life. Thirty-nine years of her being…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, I miss you. I wish you were here. I can tell you a mom is irreplaceable for a…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your…
Continue ReadingGrief can cloud your vision when you least expect it. And toddlers can teach you lessons when you need them…
Continue ReadingI can’t believe we are here again. Another year has gone by since that awful day in November of 2012.…
Continue ReadingMy mom was born in late October, and nothing pleased her more than a windy, raw, wet day when leaves…
Continue ReadingShe’s the woman standing ready to take her diploma. The one she received with honors and the one with an…
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