A Tea-Tray in the Sky

During my time of avoidance we celebrated my mother's birthday. I was dreading it. I love my mother more than I ever knew and I hat...

What can I say about my sweet Ellie girl. She was my true first girl. She was one itty bitty kitten in a litter of five, born in the high ...

I haven't been writing. More accurately I've been avoiding writing. Even more honest, I've been avoiding processing and dealing ...

You know the saying, "time heals all wounds." Maybe you've even said it yourself in an attempt to comfort someone. I am here t...

June 9th, 2006, the day I got the call. That phone call changed my life forever. My story begins the Saturday before, in my mother's ho...

Mother's Day is on Sunday. For me, the day is very bittersweet. I can not fully embrace it with my mother no longer living. However, I a...

Today is my mom's birthday. This is the first year since 2006, when my mother died, that I have honestly attempted to celebrate this day...