Well, hi there! It’s been quite a while since I’ve written on here but with the new year already underway, I figured it was about time to get back into my writing and sharing life & my sweet mama with you all. Where to even start?! So much has happened since I last wrote a …
Author: Rachel Elizabeth
baseball fanatic, coffee enthusiast, animal lover
All I Want For Christmas is My Mama.
Well it’s been a while since I’ve written on here, life got crazy and a lot has changed in the last few months. Honestly, I’ve felt the happiest I have in a long time. Yet, there’s an overwhelming sense of sadness hitting me this week, not too surprising considering we’re about 4 days away from …
If Love Was Enough
50 years ago today, my sweet, beautiful, charismatic mother was born. Two years and two months ago, she was taken from me. From us. Everyone who came into contact with her, described her as a light that shone so brightly in their lives, witty and honest, she was a firecracker. In the days leading up …
Beyond Grief: Mother’s Day.
Mama💛 2 years, 8 months, 18 days, since I said goodbye. & for every single of the 992 days since then, I have missed you. I haven't written a blog post in a while, I've been busy with school and work but what better time to write than 2 days before Mother's Day. Mother's Day, …
Thoughts of a Weary Traveler
Somewhere in the middle of Montana I could write about this year, and what an absolute train wreck it’s been but we all know that already, so why not channel my thoughts in a different direction instead. Also, no year will ever compare with 2018, the year i lost my mom. The world stopped spinning …
Hope is Everything
This account, always has the perfect pictures to explain my thoughts and feelings every damn day. This week has been a tough one, I need to start writing when it hasn't been tough but still figuring out how to write those posts..we're rapidly approaching Mother's Day which also means we're only three months away from …
Grieving in Isolation
One of my favorite instagram accounts. https://instagram.com/lifedeathwhat?igshid=1s1apmu8e271r Like the majority of people in the world, I am isolating and it is the second hardest thing I've done in my whole life. The first? Saying goodbye to my mama. It's hard, because I live alone, meaning I'm spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week …
Finding My Strength
Sharing news with family and friends- something we all do; have you ever shared news "too soon"? The excitement took over, or the fear that it would get out first so you rushed to be the one to say it? I have. We probably all have. Having social media at the touch of our fingertips …
The Physical Manifests of Grief
Loving this instagram. Glitter and Grief I may not be an expert on grief. But I’m becoming an expert on MY grief. What I’m learning is, don’t ever tell someone how to grieve nor judge them for the ways in they process their grief. Until you have lived through what they have, you cannot even …
Navigating Loss in a Big World
I’ve been trying to write a blog post for about a month now, but honestly I’ve not had the time or even the emotional capacity to put my thoughts into words. I’m still not entirely sure I can. 2020, marks a new year, the start of a new decade: one in which my mama has …
The Art of Rachel in the Rain 