The Reluctant Grandmother

In my local network of grieving mothers there are a disproportionate number of us who have lost children to drug overdoses. Most, if not a...

Yesterday the horror that most people felt at what happened in Oregon was a passing thing. It was disgust and anger that yet again somethi...

I miss the taste of a sweeter life I miss the conversation I’m searching for a song tonight I’m changing all of the stations I like to t...

Today I sat and held a squirming preschooler, her bony sit bones stabbing into my thighs, for the last time. Tomorrow morning E1 will walk...

That wonderful little app on my iPhone popped up the other day with a Time Hop that really took me back. In it I was anticipating meeting...

I'm not in church this morning. Again. I've prayed over it because I want to find the fellowship and love and support and spirit...

I hate Father's Day. Mother's Day too, for that matter. And while we're at it, Valentine's and the seldom noticed Grandparen...