This is my one of my favorite pictures of my Grandma (on my mom’s side). She passed away five years ago today. I hate not having her a phone call away. I want so badly to take that road trip that we did when I was little, and drive to her house. Over the mountains, …
It doesn’t seem like eight years. I shouldn’t be able to close my eyes and replay that evening. It’s not fair that I can see it all and hear it all. It’s not fair that my mom was taken from me. I was only 17. I was pregnant. I needed her. I wish there was …
Dear Mom, It’s July of 2012, it’s been almost 8 years since you left. I don’t know why I write these at the most random times. Maybe it’s because I’m sitting here, watching my beautiful daughter sleep and wishing you could meet her. Oh Mom, I wish you could hold her. She has the softest …
With it being 5 years ago that my mom passed away, I thought I could sit down and think of some of the memories I have of her, and things that we did. I remember a few things, like her mashed potatoes, or her obsession with soap operas (All My Children, One Life to Live, …
Five years ago I was pregnant. Five years ago I was engaged. Five years ago I was senior in high school. Five years ago my mom was losing her battle with cancer. *deep breath* It’s still a lot to handle, losing your mother when you are pregnant with your fist child. It was hard to …