Kids... They're a lot like a box of chocolates. Like Forrest Gump said: 'You never know what you're gonna get.' Even though I would like to be That Mom who always gets it right. I usually get it quite wrong... Bowling or McDonalds In our family we have instituted the tradition that the birthday boy...
Ever since the sudden death of my daughter Lucy (25), I find myself in this Land of Grief. And it's like walking a tightrope
I have trust issues. To be frank: I don't trust myself. Which is why I don't buy any snacks like Mars bars, Twix bars and chips. There are two of me The thing is: that's the me in the morning. That's the one doing the grocery shopping. The me in the evening is a whole...
My neighbour gave me a beautiful bouquet for Easter. She made it herself. Selfmade bouquet after a week I didn't think it could any prettier, but then it did. The twigs she picked from her garden have started to blossom! I really love this selfmade bouquet because of its simplicity. That's what makes it so...
I got a big bag of second hand clothes. One of the garments puzzled me! Riddle me this: what kind of clothing is this? What ís this?! It's a..... dress! Kind of. Aha! It's a kind of dress/jumpsuit! Make sure you don't miss any posts on Momfever! Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Grief is not a simple process. For a while there, the 4 stages of Kübler-Ross provided a kind of road map. But even though they're better than nothing, it's become clear that the process of grief is not a linear process. Grief is not a linear process It's not like you can go: 'Okay, I've...
My eldest daughter lives in England, where Mother's Day is celebrated in March. The perk of having a daughter who lives abroad, is that you get to have Mother's Day twice a year! Look what I got for Mother's day 2023 This year she got me this great card. A 5 star rating and a...
c Life has pretty much gone back to normal after Covid . So imagine my surprise when I suddenly tested positive! Sure, I was feeling a bit under the weather but I didn't think anything of it. After all, life has been hard since my daughter died.... I thought my symptoms were just my body...
I love wind chimes and I love tea. So what could be better than a teapot with little windchimes? Every time I see it dangling from the branch of the tree, I think of Alice in Wonderland! Make sure you don't miss any posts on Momfever! Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
When my children were little they often had more fun with the boxes than the actual toys. Turns out, boxes are fun even when they're teenagers! Playing with boxes : ) These pictures are bittersweet These pictures are bittersweet. Because the box contained a really big suitcase. My daughter (the one in the red pants)...
