September, 2026 Dear Mom, It is almost fall and I have been thinking of happy memories from my childhood during that season. Our lives were much simpler then. I loved how you took us to parks to run and play, to enjoy the crisp fall air and the beauty of the changing leaves. I enjoyed…
August, 2026 Dear Mom, I can hardly believe that I got the news about Charlie’s death six years ago. It does not seem possible. I will never forget that last weekend in August. Charlie and I always enjoyed an hour long conversation on Saturday nights. We talked about family and memories and what we were…
July, 2026 Dear Mom, Now I truly understand why you loved to have us come to visit you in Cleveland and spend a few days enjoying our family time together. Sam and his family were here for four days at the end of June and I was in heaven. Sam is a sweet, charming three…
June 2026 Dear Mom, I am so grateful that you came for Sara’s birth, meeting her soon after she arrived. I feel incredibly blessed to have had the same opportunity with my first grandchild. I will never forget the moment of seeing him for the first time, within a half hour of his birth, talking…
May 2026 Dear Mom, Happy Belated Mother’s Day! Last Sunday was very special. Alex and Abby joined us for lunch and fun conversation. Later we did FaceTime with Sara and her family. I feel truly blessed. You taught me the importance of family time and I will be forever grateful for that. I was very…
April, 2026 Dear Mom, I am a grandma!!! I am THRILLED!!! I have always adored babies and little children, loved my own two dearly, and finally enjoy the extraordinary blessing of having a grandson. Now I now how you felt when Sara was born. Since Fred and I did not know the sex of our…
A moving memoir about grief, healing, and enduring love invites readers to rediscover connection even after loss. Love, Helen: Letters to My Mother: Creating a Loving Connection after Loss by Helen Fernald is a heartfelt memoir that explores the transformative power of grief, love, and emotional healing. Written through deeply personal letters to her late…
March 22, 2026 Dear Mom, I am SO excited. Next weekend we fly to Colorado to visit with Sara and her husband. She is due on March 31 and we cannot wait to meet the new baby. It is hard to believe that nine months have passed. Sara has enjoyed a healthy, calm pregnancy. She…
February 2026 Dear Mom, I recently taught a new class that you would have loved. It is thanks to you that I could teach the subject—letter writing! As soon as I learned to write, you insisted that I write thank you cards to anyone who sent me a gift. I loved it! All you had…
By Helen Fernald January 26, 2026 Dear Mom, Looking out the window at the nearly foot of snow around my house today, I am reminded of January 20, 1985, and the big ice and snow storm in the middle of Kansas. Ever since I was a young child, what I wanted most in life was…
