A letter to my daughter.

These are words that come from my heart. I will never forget the day I found out about you I swore that I would live, love and learn for you. You are my hero and my first and only true love. I will always be grateful to you for teaching me every day. When I was dying you taught me how to live. When I…

The first time I saw her I fell in love. I was looking to adopt a cat for a child that was turning 21 and wanted one. She was sitting on a shelf in a bin with her 3 siblings. She was sitting by herself while the other three ran around like crazy monkeys. She would watch and strike as they…

If you asked me today ”Who are you?” I don’t know what I would say. I am so lost that I’m not sure I could answer that question. I could give an answer but not sure if it would be truth now. I know what I feel but is that me. Who knows? I am a nurturer by nature. I am giving, kind, wear…

I loved being married having my special someone that came home to me. I loved having a family to take care of. My marriage was not perfect but I thought it was a work in progress. I thought we had a chance at a lifelong relationship, at least at first. Marcus, my husband, and I married on February 14…

I would never say that having my daughter was a mistake or something I would change. It is by far the best thing I have ever done and that decision was in my heart from the beginning. I was never convinced it was right for me to be a mother but I always wanted it. I wanted it like I need air to…

I remember the first time I was taken to that house. It was on Swan Road in Tucson, AZ. The mother that raised me was getting the keys and allowed me to see it before the rest of the family. I was so excited because this was usually left to one of her actual children. Today I was liked…