Motherless Mama
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My cheeks are burning from the speed and chill on the ice. I whip around the corner ready to try the jump again. I lift off, certain that it is a good one. I come out of the jump and land on both feet. Dang. I berate myself while hearing the booming voice of my…
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My arms are wrapped around my 4-year-old cuddling her to sleep. From my big toe and the ends of the hair on my head, I am so bone tired. The room is still and dark. The only interruption is the snoring from my two-year-old only a few feet away in her bed. I don’t dare…
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What I am most thankful for: 1. My healthy household who surprises me everyday. 2. My sister who faces each medical test with courage. 3. My online friends through The Momoir Project, The Yummy Mummy club, Twitter, Facebook and blogs. 4. Reaching my 37th birthday since my mom only got 38. 5. Going a whole…
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My heart aches every time I am at the store or mall with my girls and I see my toddler watching intently at a grandma with her grandchildren. I give my girls everything I can but I cannot give them family in their daily lives. A sad twist of life that my two daughters only have…
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In spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness, when I miss my mom I put on her opal dinner ring and see that she is with me always.
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I breathe in the cold brisk air. I can do this, I tell myself. And with one big grunt, I heave the garage door handle up with all the strength I could gather. Not one budge. A hot coal fire races around my belly. Every now and again, I forget that the c-section and tubal…
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#cancersucks. Please let my girls see a cure in their lifetime. I miss my mom and grandmas. .
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Naps and beaches and Yo Gabba Gabba family date.
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“What are you doing with those books?” my three-year-old daughter asks. I am kneeling in front of the bookshelf in the corner of my bedroom with a bag of books that I am ready to donate. “I am all done with these books. It is time to pass them onto other readers.” She nods with…
Danielle Christopher 