Dear Mom, Thanksgiving is here...with Christmas following shortly behind. This was always a time of excitement as we got ready for the holidays and hosting friends and family at your house. I can see so clearly, in my mind, the happiness on your face and you hurrying around to get this and that done, usually not finishing until it was time to actually start eating. I imagine you Read More »»
July 31, 2020 by
My First Birthday Without You
Today is a day that I would usually wake up excited and ready to celebrate myself because it's my birthday. But today I woke up and had tears streaming down my face as I lay in bed, not wanting to be awake. Wishing I could just skip over this day because today is my first birthday without you Mom. For the last 40 years, I have woken up knowing you would likely be the first person to call me and Read More »»
July 20, 2020 by
When You Become A Motherless Daughter
When you become a motherless daughter you know you still have your mom, in your heart, but she is no longer physically on this earth with you. When you become a motherless daughter, you remember the last time you said I love you and heard it back, wondering why you didn't say it at least one more time in all the years with your mom. Because even though you said it back and forth more times Read More »»
July 14, 2020 by
Grief…You’re Never As Prepared As You Think
Grief.....a deep sorrow. Grief doesn't even seem like the word that fits what I feel right now. On July 2, 2020, my world was shattered. My mom, my life long best friend, lost her battle to cancer. While my sisters and I were holding her hands, she took her final breath and went to her heavenly home. She was only 57 years old. I thought we had many more years together. One day Read More »»
June 14, 2019 by
Off To College: You Only Have Them For a Little While
When you become a parent it seems like time is going to creep by as you wait for your child to hit those milestones like making their first sound, taking their first steps, and speaking their first words. I never truly understood "it goes by in the blink of an eye" until very recently. Don't get me wrong, I knew time was flying when my son graduated high school and it seemed like it was just two Read More »»
December 15, 2017 by
First College Semester Is In The Books
Thursday was my last final for my first semester at college and I can't even begin to describe the huge sigh of relief I gave as I walked out of the classroom. This semester has been a bit (okay more than a bit, try huge) of an adjustment. Trying to balance home life, kids sports, coaching cheer, blog life and college felt like I was teetering on a very shaky see-saw hanging over the side of a Read More »»
