Reflections From My 2022 Word Of The Year: Build

Reflections From My 2022 Word Of The Year: Build

As I look back at 2022, specifically at how I’m surviving my son’s death, the word that comes to my mind is “Build.”  When Caleb died, the comfortable, safe, cozy life we knew as a family of five also died that day.  It took a long time for us to regain our footing,...
10 Things That (Still) Make Me Sad

10 Things That (Still) Make Me Sad

      10 Things That (Still) Make Me Sad I was going to begin this post with an explanation about why I’m still sad but after thinking on it for a few days, I realized this post needs no introduction at all.  What I think is sad is that I, and grievers in...
You Pave The Way For Me

You Pave The Way For Me

I could look up the exact time I texted my friend “911” after she didn’t answer my call on Monday, August 12, 2019, but I can’t bring myself to see the actual time this nightmare started.  Since the evening hours of that horrific day, many people have had a hand in...