Finding Beauty in Life’s Messes (and Our Muddy Camping Trip)
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Finding Beauty in Life’s Messes (and Our Muddy Camping Trip)

My husband recently reserved a campsite in a nearby state park to take our daughters, ages three and five, on their inaugural camping adventure. As we headed out in his truck that weekend, loaded with all our gear and food for a cookout, I knew a lot of rain was in the forecast. Even so,…

Why Mother’s Day Is Filled with Grief (and Hope) for Me
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Why Mother’s Day Is Filled with Grief (and Hope) for Me

Mother’s Day is filled with grief and hope for me. One Mother’s Day weekend, our family went fishing with my in laws and maternal grandmother on the Texas coast. Mother’s Day is a difficult time for my grandma and myself, since losing my mom to early onset Alzheimer’s disease. We thought that the trip would…