by Kelly Richardson | Jan 31, 2024 | Aging Parents, Just Doing Life, Loss and Grief, Relationships, Self Care
I couldn’t sleep the other night. I tossed and turned all night, unsure why I felt so uneasy and unsettled. Something was off and I couldn’t put my finger on it until I looked at my photo archives and it validated what I wondered. One year ago was the last day I saw...
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 9, 2024 | Just Doing Life, Loss and Grief, Parenting, Teenagers
The text came on Sunday afternoon from my daughter who’s home from college. She knew I was off work the next day and needed what she calls the “basics”— solid colored shirts, t-shirts, and jeans. She asked to go shopping together, about two hours away from where we...
by Kelly Richardson | Dec 19, 2023 | Aging Parents, Just Doing Life, Relationships, Self Care
When good meets good, you create magic. I took my mom to visit my Dad this weekend. It’s her first Christmas in almost 60 years without him. She wanted to visit, sit with him, share what’s been happening, and tell him how much she misses him. We arrived at the...
by Kelly Richardson | Nov 2, 2023 | Just Doing Life, Parenting, Relationships, Teenagers
Every Sunday I get the best text of the week. “Hey… Will you make me a casserole”. It comes from my middle child, the one who doesn’t ask for much. The independent one, a hard working college student, not a big talker, and the one who rarely leans on others. I call...
by Kelly Richardson | Sep 26, 2023 | Just Doing Life, Relationships, Self Care
It was the start of the 4th quarter in a highly intense football game. I was sitting at the very last row—the tippy-top —by myself. I like to pace, not sit still when things get stressful so I often sit alone during those kind of games. At one point I looked left and...
