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When the Walls Come Tumbling Down 27 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
As I wrote about here, the house where I was pregnant with Jake was sold a few months ago. We had a room for Jake in that house but he never came home to it. There was a time after Jake died that I ...
People with Guns 23 Aug 2013 | 07:42 am
Dear People with Guns, Please, please do not go into any elementary schools with your guns. In fact, please do not go into any other schools or public places and threaten innocent people. You see I ...
One Day at a Time 19 Aug 2013 | 07:22 am
Thank you so much for the thoughts and prayers for us and Jake on his birthday. We are continuing to ride on the August roller coaster of happy and sad days. This weekend had a happy day. Evan‘s bir...
Jake 14 Aug 2013 | 09:14 am
Dear Jake, Today you would/should have been 8. You are not. I am still so very thankful that I got to meet you. I just wish we could have kept you for longer. Below are the words that your dad wro...
Back to School Blur 9 Aug 2013 | 06:18 am
It just does not seem that long ago that I could fit both the twins in a laundry basket. How is it possible that they are now in 1st grade! ? Time is so tricky and now these 2 would never fit in a la...
August, Already? 7 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
It is August again. This month is filled with happy days and harder days. Lots of family birthdays and anniversaries are in August as well as Jake’s birth and death days. This year there will be o...
The King & Queen of July’s Birthday (with a side of bittersweet) 31 Jul 2013 | 07:08 am
A few years ago (not long after they learned to speak) the twins announced that they are the King and Queen of July. It is after all, their birthday month and we (me and Evan) should never forget to ...
Hearts 26 Jul 2013 | 06:56 pm
This week the twins had their check up with the pediatric cardiologist. They were both rock stars during the EKG. They both have innocent heart murmurs but otherwise, everything is fine. Their he...
Kindness Campaign 21 Jul 2013 | 07:18 am
At the age of three, Mattie Stepanek started to write poetry to cope with the death of his older brother. Mattie and his brother suffered from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, dysautonomic mitochon...
Scent of Sawyer 14 Jul 2013 | 10:02 pm
One of the lessons that Jake and Sawyer have taught me is not to sweat the small stuff. In the grand scheme of things there is so much stuff that just does not matter in the end. This post, however, ...
