From Paradise to Plan B

Our Christmas Bonfire We've gathered around it many times. To gaze in silence. Inspired by the power. Connected by the wa...

One of my favorite poems now. I believe that last line so fervently. It brings me great comfort. When Joey first died I could not hear hi...

It's May. It's the 7th time we have visited this anniversary. It still comes like a shadow. It. Still. Hurts. in case anyone w...

Rachel and me on her wedding day.  We love this beautiful young woman who Joey loved.  We have shed many tears together afte...

We came to Maui for Joey's birthday.  He had the ability to make every day a celebration. He loved a party.  We bro...

Summer Sunrise off Sandbridge in Virginia Beach,  July 2015, 6:00 am Thinking about my life so far. Thinking about my journey ...

This article was sent to me by my friend Robin, and I believe it deserves a wider reading. It expresses loss  beautifully, accurately a...

People praying for us at Joey's Maui memorial service in June 2008 I just found this picture. I forgot I had it. It touched...

I wish you could have been there for the sun and the rain and the long hard hills. For the sound of a thousand conversations ...

Praise You in this Storm ~music and lyrics by Casting Crowns I was sure by now God You would have reached down And wiped our te...

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is yo...

When Death Comes by Mary Oliver When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes all the br...

Sudden If it had been a heart attack, the newspaper might have used the word massive, as if a mountain range had ope...

The glory of my beautiful small vibrant child To Bhain Campbell by John Berryman I told a lie once in a verse. I said I said...

O how shall I warble myself  for the dead one there I loved? And how shall I deck my song  for the large sweet soul that has gone?...

Today commemorates the Thursday of  Christ's Last Supper, and this picture features the last time I saw my son before he went to He...

Today as I perused my usual blog sites and facebook feed, I was struck again by how much struggle there is in life. From overwh...

In Munich last summer, we got the idea of hosting an Oktoberfest party for our big 40th anniversary. So out came the blue and white checke...

It's Joey's 6th birthday in Heaven. It pains me to write the words. It's also a rainy gray day at the beach, which somehow see...