The waves of grief are as unpredictable as life itself. I sometimes stop and wonder—are people going to get tired of reading about grief? Over and over? Am […]
Letters to Dad / Letters to James
Missing you, little one
Today you would be 14 years old, James. Time helps me live, but it does not take away the ache. I wrote two short poems leading up to […]
General
The love of a dog
The love of a dog. It changes you in ways that I believe only a dog knows how to do and we will never fully understand. For several […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (9): Doing our best..
September 26, 2010 Sorry it’s been several days, James. As you probably saw, I did something stupid the other night that stemmed from having too much to drink. […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (8): Back to work
September 20, 2010 Well buddy, I went back to work today for the first time since I broke my back. The doctor is only letting me do half-days […]
Letters to Dad
Letters to Dad (2)
Hey Dad, I am still trying my best to move forward without you here. Some days I am doing okay. But other days….whew…it feels like I just attended […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (7)
September 17, 2010 It’s 12:18 AM and we have made it through another day without you here. I miss you so much. I am starting to “meet” many […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (6): Signs from above
September 13, 2010 Wow, James! Mommy just had a total meltdown: it started with me trying to unload the dishwasher and your bottles and things were not in […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (5)
September 11, 2010 James, I miss you so bad it feels like I can’t breathe. I go in your room and cry so hard–smelling the few dirty clothes […]
Letters to Dad
Letters to Dad
So, Dad…are you really able to hear me from Heaven? I think about this a good bit and wonder if those in Heaven can truly hear us or […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (4)
September 8, 2010 It’s 12:19 AM, buddy-buddy so I made it through the first month “anniversary” of your death. I slept real late–forced myself to eat some left-overs […]
Letters to James
Letters to James (3)
September 4, 2010 It’s 12:26AM, my birthday has come and gone dear James, but all I could think about all day was that you would have been 3 […]