The pain and grief of loss is like the ocean. It comes and goes in waves, and eventually, those waves will start to spread further apart, and even better still, you’ll become a master at riding them.
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the art of
This school year marks the last of me being a mom with kids at home full time. Something I have been silently dreading for a little while now. How did it come so quickly? How did my three little people fly so fast? How did this towheaded blue-eyed tiny girl who said the quirkiest things sitting in coffee shops with me on Main Street become a Senior in high school? “How come everyone keeps calling you Julie when your name is Maaaahma??” she’d say. ♡ Now she struts gracefully through the front door laughing and making jokes, while saying “Bye, Mama! I love you!” as she gets into her own car and takes off to school or work.
How is my son (oldest) graduating from COLLEGE this year? I gulp and stare at his baby picture on the side table in disbelief.
And my second born – floating beautifully through her days with dimpled smiles, laughter & and love.
To say I am a lucky mom is an understatement.
becoming beautifully unbroken 