The title of my blog will hopefully make sense by the end. Here's a picture my dad pulled out after I lost my mom. He absolutely loves this picture. He tells me he gets up often to sit and stare at it. Many times he says he talks to my mom. The picture hangs on …
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Holidays have me all…
I like to plan ahead. Just my nature. I have my thanksgiving meal all sorted and planned out. If I could cook it now, I would. I nearly have all my Christmas bought. Tonight I started wrapping. Don't know if I'll put up a tree or not, but since I'll be taking the gifts elsewhere, …
My Special Place
Yesterday was my brother's birthday. Chubs passed away February 10, 2008. Every time I see a cardinal, I know it's him. Many birthdays I have now spent without him. I find solace in knowing Moma is with him now. I even found a feather while I was out walking at lunch yesterday. I know it's …
Two years and counting…
Yesterday was my birthday. Today has been two years. Two years since God called my sweet mom home. My mom died 2 hours and 50 minutes after my birthday. My dad said she held on long enough so she wouldn't pass on my actual birthday. I tend to believe it's true. Even though she didn't …
Moment in Time
I think it’s been a little over a week since I’ve written a blog. Actually this is my first blog this month. Being a motherless daughter sucks. This time of year double sucks. And for me it sucks the most. Today is my mom's birthday. She would have been 75. Her birthday always falls on …
Hometown Roots
Last night I stepped back in time. I have to be honest...part of me didn't want to go. Bittersweet memories I didn't want to have, and emotions I didn't want to feel. My lifelong friend, Miranda, drove in town for this moment, and I could not tell her no in going. Our former church was …
Where’ve You Been?
Music is powerful. A song can send you on a roller coaster of emotions. How many times have you heard a song that completely takes you back to a moment in your life? You can see it, feel it, and live it all over again. I had a bittersweet moment with a song today as …
If I could hear my moma pray again…
2018 went out like a lion and 2019 came in with that same damn lion. Sunday I woke up and the flu attacked me with a vengeance. I cannot remember feeling so bad. Take your worst hangover ever and times that by ten. That's still not how bad I felt. This went on for hours. …
Traditions…
Hard to believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve. While I enjoy seeing my grandchildren open presents, I am also a tad content when it’s all over. If you come to my house on December 26, you can bet my tree will already be down. I’m notorious for taking the tree down on Christmas. I get that …
Christmas Card Fun
Holidays can be the most bittersweet time of year. With my mom, my birthday and Christmas are the hardest for me when it comes to missing my mom. My mom loved Christmas cards. I mean LOVED Christmas cards. When I was growing up, she and my aunt would have a contest of who received the …
Kentucky Girl by Heart 