When someone dies unexpectedly, you become ridiculously aware that at the end of your life… all we are is a collection of things, memories… and if we’re lucky… we are a legacy worth remembering. Mom was all of these, but most of all… she left behind ALOT of things. There is real grief to be […]
This was after the service. For the most part, everything was a blur. I did not expect it to be anything else. Everything you see we picked throughout our journey towards this day. Everything meant something… From what I remember, close to 80 people gathered to celebrate my mom. We all told stories that would […]
The wait was over, the work in front of us. After the great day with Kayce, I was driving in my mom’s car to where she worked. I loved being with dear friends. I also loved being alone. My mom bought ‘Red Gypsy’ within the year. She loved this car. As I climbed into it… […]
Adventures of Kayce & Chey When the Fam and I arrived back in Texas from New York & New Jersey, I would be on a plane within 24 hours to Shreveport where my closest friend (Seester), would pick me up. She said that was the best use of her frequent flyer miles ever. Here is […]
I joked… when my mom passed, that that was the only time she ever listened to my boundaries. I had made plans months in advance to visit my Bio-Fam in October 2018. I had an array of plans that I did not feel the urge to back out of, I simply made them all aware […]
9.28.18 The fears that I had when we made the decision to move my mom close to my home were quite unexpected. I was afraid she would feel completely alone. I was afraid neither of us would have the community that we had in East Texas. I was afraid of how it felt like it […]
This is a building that has been standing in Timpson, TX since before I was born. For 30 days, my life consisted of traveling back and forth between my childhood and my adulthood. I am moved every time I think about Timpson. I grew up knowing everyone. My mom and I may have had a […]
When the day was upon us, it was time to hug my husband good-bye so he could go back to work and comfort our kiddos. I did the usual routine; spoke to the charge nurse about therapy, then the doctor about any changes in tests they have run since I was last on site, and […]
My mom had a vibrant life. She was a world traveller. She always told me she was one of the first women to get a driver’s license in Abu Dhabi and one of my favorite stories is the time she was kicked out of Milan, Italy because she was having way too much fun. One […]
To be honest. I was afraid I would feel nothing when this day came. I am thankful to keep learning fear is a liar. For decades I have been guarded, bitter, and at times… vengeful when it came to my mom. The thoughts I had of her before 2018 may have been true, but they […]
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