Because of this handsome man, I knew December 7th, 1941 before I knew my birth date. As early as I can remember, my dad taught me to respect the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can all live free. Maybe it was the death of my cousin Johnny in …
Ellen had us on her show to celebrate Barbara’s progress and recovery 3 months post open-heart surgery. She surprised me with an epic Garth Brooks encounter and wanted to sing Tommy’s praises for showing up every day to work with a smile on his face during the most difficult time of our lives.I will never …
The scar over his left eyebrow is from pulling down a tray of bras at Victoria’s Secret when he was 2. The scar on his left nostril is from falling into our fireplace ledge when he was cruising at 9 months. The scar in the middle of his bottom lip is from slipping into the …
Months ago, my husband walked into our bedroom and found me on the floor crying. I was reading letters my mom wrote me decades ago. And even though she’s been gone now for 11 years, somehow her words were still relevant and comforting as I consumed letter after letter. It was right before I was …
“Don’t walk behind me…I may not lead.Don’t walk in front of me…I may not follow.Just walk beside me and be my friend.”-Albert Camus Admittedly, I am the mom that believes not to be friends with your kids until they are in their 20s…they need a parent until then, setting boundaries and dragging their tushes out …
A few weeks after losing my stillborn son, I went in for a follow-up with my OB. She said something at the time I couldn’t possibly fathom…she said “When you are ready to try again, come back and we will get you your healthy baby.” My response…”WHEN? Did you just say when?!? There is no …
*This is a paid sponsorship with Luuf but all opinions are my own. We here at Life of Mom are firm believers that amidst all of the recent madness, instead of just “staying at home,” we would be aiming for super comfortable at home. So, when Luuf brand beds reached out to us for a …
1. Let go of expectations.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The thought of having an extended period of time at home may have some of us pulled in the direction of productivity. I’m sure we can all think of projects we want to accomplish around the house, hobbies we want to reconnect with and new things we’d like to learn. Whatever …
Took a few months off social media for some personal reasons…but as Olaf would say, “all good things, all good things!” And as it turns out not just good things…some serious life-changing stuff went down for this old broad I want to give a massive shoutout to my girl Amy B. Chesler who has been running Life …
This photo was taken of my mom after she had just given birth to her 12th child at home! And you see that little bundle of joy in this 40 year old Polaroid picture…that’s me! People made a lot of assumptions when it came to my mom, the “mother of 12 kids”… most of which …
