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…

2016 mother's day gift guide
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My 2016 Mother’s Day Gift Guide (and a Giveaway)

Want to help your hubby pamper you or show your own mom you care this Mother’s Day? Here’s a Mother’s Day gift guide with some luxurious gift ideas. I attended a pre-screening of the cute, new Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson movie, Mother’s Day, with one of my best friends last night. SPOILER ALERT: Her…

Mother's Day 2012

Mother’s Day: Somewhere in Between Us

Mother’s Day is a bittersweet time for me and a difficult day for my grandmother.  We mourn the woman who connects us, the mother who made me want to be a mother, the daughter who made her a mother. One year ago, on the day before Mother’s Day, my mother and I looked into each other’s eyes for the very last…