This is the first Mother’s Day in five years that I woke up with more of an appreciation of the time I had with my mom than the void I have felt since she left. My mom’s number one love was Jesus. The more I reflect back on her life, the more I realize that […]
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Since you’ve been gone
She’s been gone for four years and four months. Thanks to a GriefShare class that I took, my heart has accepted the loss–the massive loss, the huge void and the reality that my mom and I won’t have another conversation again this side of heaven. The lump in my throat comes and goes. Sometimes when […]
An unexpected gift
My mom went to be with Jesus four years ago today. If I close my eyes I can play a reel of her cooking in the kitchen when I was a little girl, driving me to piano lessons in middle school, and giving me a big hug at my high school graduation. It then jumps […]
An extraordinary exchange 