Dear fellow motherless daughters: Here’s how I’ve learned to cope on Mother’s Day

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/dear-fellow-motherless-daughters-heres-095400614.html The other day, someone who'd just met me asked what I'd be doing with my mother this Sunday. It was such a jolting question to come from someone who didn't even know my name, but I saw her apology, and her inability to understand that not everyone has a living parent to celebrate with, … Continue reading Dear fellow motherless daughters: Here’s how I’ve learned to cope on Mother’s Day

A Letter To My Mom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Ivv6UzjXY&feature=youtu.be I lost my Mom eight years ago, a week after Mother's Day. I spent years dealing with people's attitudes towards the fact that I was there for my Mom through degenerative disc disease and all that came with it health-wise. People thought I should have put myself first, but I know in my heart … Continue reading A Letter To My Mom

Beginnings, Endings, and New Beginnings

It's utterly surreal how much my life has changed in the last eight years. I set out on a specific course, reached a major fork in the road, chose a direction, a dream, and now I am starting over with a dream I've somehow managed to keep hidden in the back of my mind, all … Continue reading Beginnings, Endings, and New Beginnings

Mother & Daughter

First friend; best friend. The reason I am who I am. The person who encouraged me never to follow, but always to lead. Guide-post. Lighthouse. Anchor. Part angel, part saint. The best listener. Could always see the best in me, even when I didn't believe there was any. Teacher of so much. Giver of books, … Continue reading Mother & Daughter

Happy Mother’s Day

I was incredibly blessed with a mother who was my best friend. I think I required less parenting because I was "born ancient". Every year without her is incredibly painful to me. No one could ever fill the role she played in my life, fostering my talents with honesty and care. It is because of … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day

Exhausted To The Bone

I went to bed exhausted, I woke up more exhausted than when I originally went to bed. Lately, there never seems to be enough sleep. I found myself wanting to nod off for four hours yesterday, but when I finally committed myself to "a nap", I ended up reading for over three hours. I hadn't … Continue reading Exhausted To The Bone