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Even When Memory Fails, Love Remains

My great-grandmother lived a difficult life. She grew up during the Great Depression and its harsh aftereffects. Once married, her husband became a…

You can’t remember why you walked from one room to another, but you remembered the names of your child’s most cherished stuffed…

They’ll never say, “I’m glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead.” They’ll never say, “A car…

I want highlight reels of my life but not just the images—the feel, smell, taste, sound, and sights of years ago. Actually, I don’t really want…

I took this picture because I wanted to remember. I wanted to remember the way my grandma’s hand felt under mine, her soft skin wrinkled from years…

“Love, you might want to get a picture of this. It could be the last time.” What is my six-foot-four husband feeling so sentimental about? I…

“My butterfly shirt, Mama. Butterflies! Purple butterflies. I wear my butterfly shirt.” Charlotte chants to me as I hold up another outfit (not…

My kids and I went to see the new release of Disney’s The Lion King this morning. I loved this movie as a kid and probably can’t even count…

It’s been several years since I miscarried on Halloween. I think I handled it pretty well. I spoke with my children, took them to daycare,…

I’m not sure about other people, but sometimes I’ll be moving along just fine, then out of the blue a melancholy with settle over me.…