I Wonder What It’s Like to Not Miss Your Mom Every Single Day
I wonder what it’s like to not miss your mom every single day of the year but especially at Christmastime.
Why Each Magical Christmas without My Mom Feels a Little More Difficult
Each Christmas without my mom feels a little more difficult. She is missing out on so many holiday memories with my daughters. Why each magical Christmas without my mom feels a little more difficult My mother will never experience a magical Christmas with my kids. She will never experience Santa photos with my daughters. She…
Why I Miss My Dead Mother During the Holidays More Each Year
I miss my dead mother during the holidays more each year. She’s been gone for over a decade.
Halloween and Grief: Why We Might Be Doing Death All Wrong Now
Halloween and grief might seem like an odd and painful combination. But what if I told you the two were actually incredibly compatible — that Halloween should encourage us to commune with the loved ones we have lost?
Why We Should Talk About Miscarriage (and How ‘Loved Baby’ Helps)
It’s now been over a decade (and two daughters) since our miscarriage. My pregnancy loss was the first really difficult thing (besides my mom’s early onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis) that I experienced without her support. Yet, it made me feel closer to her because I knew she had walked that path. Not only did she have…