Dear Mum, This week, on Thursday, it marks eight years since you departed the earthly world to join Jesus in Heaven. Eight years is a long time for a twenty-two year old, yet by the time I am eighty - it will be nothing. Maybe it won't hurt as much then as it does now.… Continue reading Dear Mum | 8 Years
Category: loss
Locked in a Box
A week today, it would have been my mother's birthday. A week today, I'm scheduled to post a blog but I don't think I'm going to be in any state to write a blog on the topic. So instead, I'll address it now - a week before the event whilst my brain is somewhat functioning… Continue reading Locked in a Box
Flying the Nest
Today comes to you from a place of great happiness yet also a place of great sadness. A place of great excitement but a place of loss. Tonight, as we did four years ago, we had a farewell meal for the Hughes going off to uni - only this time, it's not me. Tomorrow morning,… Continue reading Flying the Nest
I Miss Her
Every day I miss her. Every day there is something I wish I could tell her. That I could just pick up the phone, give her a text or a quick phone call.