Joelle! Thinking of you! Thanks for sharing this, I know many will take comfort in it. (Ps I am also a DARE success story! This line me laugh because I remember being super proud that I won my DARE essay contest in junior high. My claim to fame! Ha!) I hope you do a few things this weekend that bring you joy and light you up.
I’m probably older than your mom would be now. I lost my mom when I was 46. The least time I spent time with her before she died, was on Mother’s Day and that year it was lovely, stress-free and just the best day we had together as a family. Poignant that it was the last. I never gave birth to children, was blessed with two step kids and adopted our granddaughter when she was almost 2. And yet, I feel so similarly to you. Thank you for your beautiful posts and for this one in particular. Enjoy your Sunday this weekend, because however you spend it, know you have brightened the day for others who are searching for the sunshine, too. And yes, be kind to yourself. The best advice from a mom ever.
Gosh this all rings so true. From one childless missing mom to another, wishing you the best Mother’s Day. May our fur babies make our day extra special. Xox
Oh Joelle this is so achey and beautiful. I’m so grateful that week after week (day after day?) you share the most vulnerable and beautiful parts of who you are and what it feels like to be human.
Joelle! Thinking of you! Thanks for sharing this, I know many will take comfort in it. (Ps I am also a DARE success story! This line me laugh because I remember being super proud that I won my DARE essay contest in junior high. My claim to fame! Ha!) I hope you do a few things this weekend that bring you joy and light you up.
I’m probably older than your mom would be now. I lost my mom when I was 46. The least time I spent time with her before she died, was on Mother’s Day and that year it was lovely, stress-free and just the best day we had together as a family. Poignant that it was the last. I never gave birth to children, was blessed with two step kids and adopted our granddaughter when she was almost 2. And yet, I feel so similarly to you. Thank you for your beautiful posts and for this one in particular. Enjoy your Sunday this weekend, because however you spend it, know you have brightened the day for others who are searching for the sunshine, too. And yes, be kind to yourself. The best advice from a mom ever.
Gosh this all rings so true. From one childless missing mom to another, wishing you the best Mother’s Day. May our fur babies make our day extra special. Xox
Oh Joelle this is so achey and beautiful. I’m so grateful that week after week (day after day?) you share the most vulnerable and beautiful parts of who you are and what it feels like to be human.