abeni doulaa mother’s grief, a mother’s joyOctober 25th is my child’s birthday. Last year, it was the evening of her birthday when I received the news that Love was gone. It crippled…3 min read·Oct 26, 2017----
abeni doulaoctober 25thI don’t know how to accurately count the days, only the weeks. So while Tuesday, yesterday, made the 52nd week, I think this exact day…5 min read·Oct 26, 2017----
abeni doulathis is it: one year, or rather, 52 weeksHow could I possibly forget to acknowledge, yesterday, the ending of week 51? Of all the time I have been writing…Out of all the Mondays…2 min read·Oct 25, 2017--1--1
abeni doulai ain’t got no typeI’m still not sure what my type is. When I think of a man I’d be interested in, I’d like for him to be handsome and smart. But along with…7 min read·Oct 24, 2017----
abeni doulapain in the neckFor one week I have suffered from this burning sensation in my neck. I have felt it before. Actually, it started back in May or June of…2 min read·Oct 23, 2017----
abeni doulaand then, morning never comesOctober 21, 2016 was a Friday. I was no longer seeing Love, nor waking to His early morning phone calls and visits. I was just trying to…7 min read·Oct 22, 2017----
abeni doulataking a rideI’ve been sleeping almost every day this week from when I get home from work, till when I get up for work. I work a normal day job. Nothing…5 min read·Oct 21, 2017----
abeni doulabeauty everywhereOur second adventure was brief. I wasn’t asked nor prepped for it in advance. Love came over and told me to get in the car. I didn’t know…4 min read·Oct 18, 2017----
abeni doulanow 50 gone, 51 tuesdays tomorrow, & 7 daysI swear I am miscounting the weeks. If I am, I feel like a fool. But I don’t feel like going back to last October the 25th, and counting…2 min read·Oct 17, 2017----
abeni doulaoctober memories on this dateSaturday, October 15, one year ago, was the last time I saw Love. It was supposed to be an ending of sorts. I didn’t know it would be…4 min read·Oct 16, 2017----
