“Today we woke up for the first time without the air strike alarm.”
- Love What Matters
- Grief
“Today we woke up for the first time without the air strike alarm.”
“There was no safe place for me to let down my guard, so instead I maintained the ‘strong, perfect and unflawed church girl image,’ even though there was a battle looming between me and my mind.”
“For nine years, that sweet boy was at every Christmas and licked every tear. He took care of our babies and loved every guest who ever entered our home.”
“I was told if I was to do a heart transplant, it would only give me 20 years to live. I can’t have that for my son; I want to be able to spend time with him.”
“My Google searches went from ‘Bon Appetit chicken cacciatore’ to ‘how to tell if your husband is cheating.’ He promised it was nothing, it would stop, I had nothing to worry about, he chose me and our daughters.”
“You realize down to your bones how short life is. Relationships matter more. Words matters more.”
“Not even leaving to go to the restroom, I didn’t want to miss a moment if she woke up. She never did. I left that day after saying hello and goodbye to the one person I couldn’t reach. It was such a rush to get up there and such a let down when leaving, and all within a few hours of each other.”
“When my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, no one told me something as simple as an eyebrow pencil would have the ability to break my heart someday.”
“I didn’t know such a small, seemingly insignificant bug had the power to bring me to tears – but that’s the power of love. She’s been with me all along.”
“There are two versions of myself. One when my mother was alive and one after she passed. The two are joined, and related, but they are completely different beings.”