Since She Left
It’s been 14 years since she left. It’s like a lifetime ago and yesterday at the same time. The loss…
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It’s been 14 years since she left. It’s like a lifetime ago and yesterday at the same time. The loss…
Continue ReadingShe turns four this month. How did that happen so quickly? Wasn’t I just watching her tiny profile on the…
Continue ReadingThe other day someone asked me how my grief has changed over the years since losing a parent at such…
Continue ReadingHave you seen those reels and posts saying things like, “You only get 12,763 hours with your child,” or, “By…
Continue ReadingI have always struggled to make and keep friends. This struggle has only become more pronounced in adulthood as everyone…
Continue ReadingI was on my way to the dollar store as they were opening, still flush with excitement that I had…
Continue ReadingToday, my mom lost one of her best friends. Today the news came. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Traumatically. Ripping a hole in…
Continue ReadingA mother is an earthly angel, acquiring a new set of wings with each precious baby she brings forth into…
Continue ReadingSeveral women in my larger circle of friends have recently given birth. The photos of their precious miracles shine on…
Continue ReadingHolidays, birthdays, and special events have always been painful. I can’t say the pain has gotten less or more since…
Continue ReadingDid you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…
Continue ReadingThe beeping of the machine yelling to the nurses about the occluded IV snaps my mind back to the present.…
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