This Mother’s Day will be my first without my mother and I am acutely aware of her absence. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of her, wish I could call her to share something about my life or hear something about hers. I miss her infectious laugh, smile as I remember her sometimes ridiculously long and detailed stories and … (Read more)
Mine is not a family that material gifts are required to celebrate special occasions, although I still have and treasure the little trinkets and school-made gifts the kids made me for Mother’s Day from way back when. Today, Mother’s Day was celebrated with the kids coordinating their schedules with Chris and me to spend time as a family. We had a nice lunch together in … (Read more)