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Breathe

Breathe

Our last big surgery for the foreseeable future is just days away. Our toes and our knees will finally face in the same direction! It all must sound ridiculous, but it’s exciting. All of these surgeries have put our life on hold, not entirely, but have taken away independence you didn’t even know mattered to us. Now we get to re-learn how to walk, ride, climb, board, etc. We aren’t going to magically be healthy, but I am so bloody excited.

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A Letter To Myself on The Night My Mother Died
loss, family Amy Schloerb loss, family Amy Schloerb

A Letter To Myself on The Night My Mother Died

I’m not here to tell you to buck up, or calm down, or keep a stiff upper lip. I’m here to tell you to cry. Cry. A. Lot. This won’t be hard advice to follow. See? You’re already doing it! Bravo! Let your emotions flow and be messy and unpredictable. It’s okay. Really. You’re going to be riding the waves of grief for years to come, so just get used to it.

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You Were One
aging, family, love, loss, motherhood Rianna Bensing aging, family, love, loss, motherhood Rianna Bensing

You Were One

You will crawl out of your warm bed, sneak quietly away from the love of your life, while he snores the evening away, and write this letter, at the urging of a dear friend who doesn’t mind reading what you write. You will tiptoe past your youngest’s room so as not to wake the light sleeper of the house, and sneak into your elder daughters room and steal away her laptop to write this to yourself.

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