The Last Photo We buried my grandmother in July. The photo above is my last of her before her death. It is poor quality and blurry, but I took it to show family members who needed to know she was feeling better on this particular day. Those final weeks were Read More
Month: December 2017
Please Just Don’t Be a Serial Killer
I am a single mom. That sentence holds a lot of weight for me. I feel its heaviness, its sin and sadness and shame. However, I do not associate all of that loaded statement as a painful burden. Perhaps it is blind confidence or irrational optimism, but I feel my Read More
Conflicted Parenting: A Word to All the Heartless Moms
Two ideals of myself met themselves on the highway during a downpour with no one else around to see, and that was kind of the point. The two of us seldom meet, the loving, selfless mother and the 21st century Queen of Generation Me. I don’t really like for anyone Read More
Beautiful Habits
The Reality of Habits and Time Somewhere between the doldrums and the beautiful is what I hope for in this life. As of late, my head swarms with thoughts of a career change and honing a craft and hitting the road a bit and new habits. It is embarrassing to Read More