Today, families are celebrating their matriarchs in their well deserved glory, and though we may be practicing 'social distancing,' I am confident that many of you will find a way to make your mama feel special and loved, in the way she surely makes you feel with each passing day. I love all holidays, including … Continue reading A Mother’s Day Message
CLICK HERE TO SKIP AHEAD TO THE LETTER On May 3, 2014, I sat in a private waiting room at the Moncton Hospital, face-to-face with a doctor who had been assigned the unfortunate job of telling a 23 year old girl that her mom was not going to make it. As the world around me … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Recipients of My Mom’s Donated Organs
Today marks six years since my mama left this earth. That's six trips around where I haven't mercilessly teased her. Six holiday seasons without the unbeatable aroma of her cooking filling the air. Six years without a night on the couch, where we shared one too many glasses of wine and stayed up late into … Continue reading Lost & Found – Reflecting On Six Years Of Grief
This coming Monday will mark six years since I last spoke to my mama. It was a blue sky Saturday ... a day like any other. I woke up and made breakfast for the two of us (baked eggs in avocados), and after sitting down and eating, we shared a pot of coffee. During that … Continue reading Words Unsaid – Grieving In Retrospect [Six Years Later]
Hello, my friends! It's been awhile since I've posted here, and truth be told, that's because I really didn't know what to say. I'd actually had several blog posts pre-scheduled to be published over the last couple of weeks, but as COVID-19 unfolded and the situation began to escalate, I chose to pause those from … Continue reading Quarantine Chronicles – Finding the Balance of Hope & Loss
When I write about relationships here on this blog, I often share about the importance of giving your loved ones grace. This is an important lesson I learned many years ago, when I realized that not a single one of us is infallible as a human being. Without grace, we hold those around us to … Continue reading Upholding Standards While Giving Grace
Life as a 'Motherless Daughter' means noting her absence during a lot of big moments. She died in my early twenties, and now as my thirtieth birthday looms at the end of this year, I look back on the most transformative era of my life, and can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. I … Continue reading When I Miss My Mom The Most
Happy Valentine's Day, my friends! If you're anything like me, this 'Hallmark Holiday' is one that's hard to resist. Even in the years before I was married, I always found something so special about a day that was devoted to celebrating love sweet love. My wish for each of you this year, is that whether … Continue reading Love Yourself This Valentine’s Day
I think most people who were raised in a church probably remembers at least one or two kids that crossed their paths that seemed to think they were the preacher. If you're nodding along in reading this, I'm sure you can already picture a certain someone's face in your mind. I'm talking about the kid … Continue reading Show Vs. Tell – Sharing My Faith
I'm going to start today's blog post with a universal truth: No body wants to be sad. Let me say this again loud and clear ... No body wants to be sad. You see, I say this because there seems to be this pervasive idea that people who are struggling are choosing a 'victim mentality,' … Continue reading Feel All The Feels – Embracing The Spectrum Of Human Emotion
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