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Riding the Ride
Grief is often compared to ocean waves—for me, it is often experienced through the lenses […]
Josie’s Gift for Jesus
This is a gift that Josie left under our Christmas tree many, many seasons ago… […]
The Libertango… “Our” Senior Recital
Click on the following to listen: Libertango by Astor Piazolla—performed by Josie and Michelle Josie’s […]
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did…
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did… It was not the tragic way you died, though […]
And So, I Set Forth to Nourish What Is Left…
One of Josie’s favorites: “Sheep May Safely Graze,” by J.S. Bach… She would always hum […]
A Remedy for the Lifeless Heart
There is, indeed, no feeling quite as unsettling as no feeling… When numbness prevails, I […]
Firefighters and Builders—They Walk Amongst Us
I never realized the scope of goodness that prevails in our world, until my sweet […]
It Is Not the Same River, and I Am Not the Same Woman…
It has been said that no man can step into the same river twice… “for […]
Counting Sunsets Till You Come Home
We’ll warm the tea pot, and ready the matés— When you come home. While our […]
Nearly 1,000 Days Dying—“Every Day”
Fall is in the air once again. The familiar crispness enlivens those of us that […]
The Silver Bear: A Sequel to “Where Is Home…?”
Nearly ten years before Josie was killed, we had swapped bedrooms for a time. In […]