A New School Year...

Today marks the start of a new school year. Yet another change for our family, this year. For our family, for our kids, it's not just the start of a new school year, it's the beginning of a new life, a life without Lucy. Jack is starting 8th grade, Megan 6th, and Sophie 3rd.  Lucy technically would have started kindergarten, though she never would have actually gone to school, she was too...

Courage...

cour·age ˈkərij,ˈkə-rij/ noun the ability to do something that frightens one. "she called on all her courage to face the ordeal" strength in the face of pain or grief. "he fought his illness with great courage" synonyms:bravery, courageousness, pluck, pluckiness, valor, fearlessness,intrepidity, nerve, daring, audacity, boldness, grit, true  grit, hardihood,heroism, gallantry; More Our...

And Now She's Nine...

(Photo of her in her Lullaby League costume from the play the Wizard of Oz - July 2014) Today is Sophie's birthday, a much anticipated event in our house!  She is "finally" nine, her words not mine. To her dad and I it feels like she is nine going on nineteen or even ninety.  Seriously, this kid is wise beyond her years!!!! She is one truly amazing kiddo - so beautiful on the inside...

I was here...

We miss seeing her beautiful face everyday, and thought you might be missing her too.   Password: Lucy Warning: Tissue Aler...

We are doing the impossible...

My silence on the pages of this blog has been somewhat intentional. We are living with what is considered by many to be "the worst thing that can happen to a parent".  If truth be told, I've needed some time to process. I have been writing, it's just one of the many ways I try and process things.  I just haven't published a lot of what I have written.  Maybe one day I will...as...

For the Love of Lucy Forever Fridays...

It was right around the time Lucy died that our kids came up with a way of remembering their sister.   They and their closest friends devised a plan to each wear their Lucy Shirts on Friday, which quickly turned into every Friday.   At first, I'll be honest, I didn't notice the pattern.  It wasn't until Megan had a melt down in front of a huge pile of dirty laundry on a Friday...