Tag: thankful

• Saying Goodbye to The Tooth Fairy

  

  Charlotte named her most recent loose tooth, Gerald. He took so long to come out, she got a little attached. She brought him to me in a ziplock, as I lay in bed wondering why there was a ziplock hanging over my face. She suggested I just give her the dollar, or better yet a […]

  Melissa

  September 11, 2020

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  childhood memories, children, encouragement, finding joy, grandchildren, growing up, growing up too fast, inspiration, joy, large family, magical, memories, motherhood, parenting, raising children, raising teens, raising tweens, single mom, single mother, single parenting, slow down, thankful, the beauty of motherhood, tooth fairy

• Frustrated Yet Thankful

  

  Devastated today. A dear friend lost her battle with cancer this morning. I am nauseous and exhausted from thinking about it. I’m just so sad. There is never enough time. Nothing can prepare us. We have to face pain sometimes. One of my strongest feelings today was frustration. I was making plans to go see […]

  Melissa

  November 10, 2017

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  cancer, death, divorce, divorce support, dying, friends, friendship, grieving, inspiration, loss, mourning, sadness, thankful

• Homemade Love

  

  It’s midnight and I am eating a bowl of Cream of Wheat. I put berries in it, because that makes it grown up Cream of Wheat. I am extremely nostalgic. It doesn’t take much for this mind of mine to drift back to memories of my youth. Even this very late dinner does that. It […]

  Melissa

  May 12, 2017

  nostalgia

  gratitude, inspiration, mom, mother’s day, nostalgia, relationships, remembering, thankful