Posts Tagged ‘Motherhood’
fourteen years
25Oct12
I was listening to music tonight and a song came on by an artist who my mother really liked. This particular artist played on the radio every five minutes for a few weeks after my mother died, and some of the lyrics of this song are about being in the arms of angels. It has […]
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Tags: Angels, Childhood, Death, Emptiness, Grattitude, Grief, Loneliness, Loss, Motherhood
gratitude
03Mar12
Last night as I fell asleep, I went over the things for which I’m grateful. I try to do this as often as I can. It’s a good exercise; being actively thankful, I don’t take things for granted.
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Tags: Family, Friends, Gratitude, Mental health, Motherhood, Support, Thankful
becoming me
23Feb12
Even though my kids are older now and the demands of motherhood are different than they used to be, I still spend a great deal of my time being “mom.” I’ve been a mom now for 17 years. And, partly because I was an at-home parent, it’s how I’ve been defined for a long time. […]
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Tags: Changes, Defining Myself, Me, Middle-Aged, Mom, Mother, Motherhood, Parent, stage of life, Starting Over
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