52 Letters | Melissa J. Hogan

Letter No. 14: Dear Mothers

Dear young, innocent, typical Mothers, There was a day when I was just like you.

Dear Jen, I found a picture the other day where we had to be only 5 or 6.

Dear Jamie, “Stay with us.”

Dear Dr. Russell Moore, I’m someone who self-identifies as an “evangelical.”

Dear Georgetown College, The high school cafeteria smelled like fear when we met.

Dear sweet Case, I watched you sleep last night.

Dear Rare Disease Family, I finally built my dream home.

Dear Nathan, I cried when you were born.

My dear friends, Your beautiful child left this earth only a few days ago.

Dear Pandora, Ohio, Well I was born in a small town [not really]