Today Was the Kind of Day I Hope They Won’t Remember
It was one of those days in motherhood. The long, bumpy kind—where nothing seems to go right and everyone butts…
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It was one of those days in motherhood. The long, bumpy kind—where nothing seems to go right and everyone butts…
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 firstborn, I promise to remember you are still my baby. When your baby brother is born and you suddenly…
Continue ReadingThere will come a day when he takes his last nap as a 1-year-old. He’ll snuggle into his favorite spot,…
Continue ReadingMy great-grandmother lived a difficult life. She grew up during the Great Depression and its harsh aftereffects. Once married, her…
Continue ReadingYou can't remember why you walked from one room to another, but you remembered the names of your child’s most…
Continue ReadingThey'll never say, "I'm glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead." They'll never say, "A car parade…
Continue ReadingI want highlight reels of my life but not just the images—the feel, smell, taste, sound, and sights of years…
Continue ReadingI took this picture because I wanted to remember. I wanted to remember the way my grandma’s hand felt under…
Continue Reading“Love, you might want to get a picture of this. It could be the last time.” What is my six-foot-four…
Continue Reading“My butterfly shirt, Mama. Butterflies! Purple butterflies. I wear my butterfly shirt.” Charlotte chants to me as I hold up…
Continue ReadingMy kids and I went to see the new release of Disney’s The Lion King this morning. I loved this…
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