Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
Ten years ago today, I walked into my mother’s room in the nursing home, carrying a cookies and cream milkshake. (I was pregnant, after all.) I found her finally at peace. Today, I’m remembering my mother’s death after Alzheimer’s disease. Anniversary of My Mother’s Death after Alzheimer’s Even after 4 days of waiting and watching […]
I compiled a list of favorite songs about dads and grandpas, in an attempt to create the perfect playlist for your hero this Father’s Day.
This is my all-time favorite photo of me. It is also my all-time favorite childhood memory. This is my all-time favorite childhood memory and photo of me. You see that dirt track behind me? I can still feel that squishy mud under my bare feet. Between my little toes. And coating my belly and knees. […]
Is your heart a little broken this Mother’s Day? My last good visit with my mom was Mother’s Day 2013. My brother and I went to see our mother together in the nursing home. She had been living there for the last five years of her life. She was lost in the late stages of early […]
Need some jams to play while you honor Mom this weekend? I’ve compiled a list of my top seven favorite songs to celebrate motherhood this Mother’s Day. Add them to your playlist for a fancy Sunday brunch or a relaxing afternoon at home with the kids. I know they make my heart soar any day […]