after my mom died, i remember thinking often about how we could ever leave this house. how could we possibly bag up her things, get rid of them, and just leave that house behind? is a house really a home when your loved one is gone? no…it’s not. a house, in fact, is just a house. just because that house is the only place i’ve ever known her, doesn’t change the fact that she’s gone. leaving there didn’t make me love or miss her any less. as much as i would love to hold onto every single thing forever, i know that i can’t.. and what i’ve come
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