The end of this week will mark 6 months since I touched, held, smelled, or kissed my precious daughter. These 6 months have gone by so fast, and yet remembering the last moment that my lips touched her skin feels like forever ago. Her physical presence is missed more than I have words for, but […]
I’ve stopped counting the days. Counting from the moment that I watched her exhale her last breathe. When I physically felt her heart stop under my right palm. From the day that my existence as I’d known it for the last 10.5 years shifted. Since that shift; confusion has set in. Exhaustion and isolation are […]
Finley asked me this morning if on Christmas morning we’d have to wait for Livia before we opened presents. It took my breath away, and confused me. I explained to her that Livia is in Heaven, and we won’t see her again until we get there. She didn’t dwell on it, and quickly moved passed […]
I would like to begin by thanking everyone who’s here in attendance today, and the outreach of support displayed by our family, friends, church, schools, employers, coworkers, and community through these difficult times. Your generosity has been broadcasted on the news, been printed in the paper, and more importantly given my family and I the […]
Jesus said to the apostles: I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. John 13:34 There is a belief, that to truly have a successful life, you have to experience this world to its fullest. You need to take on exciting adventures, […]
Yesterday marked one month. So much of this doesn’t feel real. I thought about figuring out the exact number of days, hours, and minutes, but it felt so wrong. It felt hard. I don’t really want to acknowledge it. This blog has always been my voice. My voice feels so fragile right now. It […]
It’s been since January since Liv has been showing us that things were changing with her. It was at that point that life, and she, felt different. I now know that we were being prepared for the time that we are walking her through at this very moment. We were so very fortunate that we […]
All that’s left to do is love… I was recently in a store, and heard repeated scolding of a child. There was a lot of crying from the child, and the parent was not discreet in their tone or choice of words. There were older children involved that were basically commanded to control their younger […]
It’s hard to wait. We live in a society where most anything can happen instantly. Information is at our fingertips. Packages can be ordered and delivered in the same day. When we want something, and have to wait, it may cause frustration or impatience. I feel like I’m living in a season of “waiting.” […]