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Making a Plan for Mother’s Day During a Pandemic

A few years ago I wrote a post making a plan for my first Mother’s Day without my mom. I

This has been a strange and perilous year so far. I have had three hospital stays since Christmas, two for

My phone rang early that Sunday morning, almost two years ago now, and the nurse said, “Your dad took a

Poor little Annabel is lost. We’re afraid it might be forever. Faithful followers of our journey here know that Annabel

The boxes of photos I brought home from Dad’s basement are in such a random, jumbled disorder. As I sort

It’s been a weary week so far. My mother-in-law spent the weekend in the hospital with pneumonia. She spent last

Our four year old granddaughter came over to visit. Great-Grandma (aka GG) asked, “What’s your name?” Our grand answered, “Raylene.

The other night my husband and oldest daughter took out the old Reader’s Digest Country Song Book and started strumming,

My brothers and family members and I are starting to work on cleaning out Mom and Dad’s house. One of

Mama cuddles up next to me on the love seat. “I love you, Mama,” I say. Mom turns her head