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Thankful-ish
Thanksgiving without my mother is different. Really, really different. Dinner’s at my house instead of Mama & Daddy’s. I’m making the grocery list & cooking instead of arrivi… more →
still thinking... again.
thankful-ish
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Sarah wrote 1 day ago: Thanksgiving without my mother is different. Really, really different. Dinner’s at my house in … more →
a separate identity
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Sarah wrote 1 month ago: There are many stupid things that people have said (and continue to say) to me after Mama died … more →
coping
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Sarah wrote 2 months ago: Relieved to say I have the two-year anniversary behind me. The day itself was spent just being sad … more →
September 17th
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Sarah wrote 2 months ago: I sit here surrounded by the contents of my “Mama Box” — a beautiful box that I … more →
Two years ago today
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Sarah wrote 2 months ago: Before September 17, 2007: After September 17, 2007: Sometimes it seems like more than I can bear. … more →
i hate september
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Sarah wrote 2 months ago: Does anyone else ever look around and think “Is this really my life? How did I get here? … more →
control-freak? who, me?
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Sarah wrote 3 months ago: Please pardon me while I spaz. It’s not pretty, but it’s either this or lie wide-awake n … more →
grief trigger
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Sarah wrote 4 months ago: This past Sunday, one of Susanna’s high school friends was killed in an accident. He was 21, t … more →
"touched by something extra"
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: The horror of yesterday is fading, thankfully. Once I picked myself up off the floor of Mama’s … more →
so, so hard
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: Here I sit in the floor of Mama’s room, surrounded by boxes of her neatly folded clothing. I started … more →
A lovely lady named Sue
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: Last week, I was completely distraught about packing up my mother’s clothing and personal belo … more →
Making my way thru a murky morning
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: I woke up this morning feeling the weight of sheer dread sitting on my chest. Headed out to the fron … more →
I spoke too soon
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: Should have known that I was tempting fate by sounding all calm and zen in the previous post. Some b … more →
quiet thursday
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: It’s a quiet, gray & rainy day here at my little house. The dogs are napping, Bobby & … more →
much more than mere clothes
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Sarah wrote 5 months ago: Several weeks ago, my dad called me and asked me to clean out my mom’s clothes. I didn’t … more →
Celebrating Denise on Mother's Day
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Sarah wrote 6 months ago: Her life was and is a vibrant force that will never be squelched. Here are a few favorite pictures t … more →
Happy birthday, Mama
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Sarah wrote 6 months ago: “Daffodils” (Denise’s favorite poem) I WANDER’D lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and … more →
missing
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Sarah wrote 7 months ago: This Friday is Mama’s birthday. She would have been 52. Last year, we spent the day together … more →
About now, then
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thordora wrote 7 months ago: If this was then, she’d be dead by now. It would be early evening, and I would have been prepa … more →
