Family
December 4, 2013
On Tuesday night we held our 12th Annual Candlelight Remembrance Service at the Laguna Hills Community Center. These evenings are unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. […]
August 28, 2013
I often wondered what Labor Day was as a kid, what did I care, I got time off from school was my thinking. As I got […]
August 14, 2013
I recently attended a service where the officiant said, “funerals aren’t for the person who died, they are for the living.” I initially disliked this idea, […]
June 12, 2013
Scout & Atticus A Father’s Day Tribute When I thought about writing this blog for Father’s Day, I wracked my brain to come up with that […]
May 9, 2013
Mother’s Day. Perhaps at one time, maybe just last year, this was a day full of flowers, hugs, laughter & good food. It’s astonishing what a […]
May 1, 2013
Journey Mercies . . . Welcome to Holland She arrived with the usual fanfare, a normal, easy delivery . . . mom and dad crying tears […]
April 18, 2013
“You Killed Lilly!”: Losing a Childhood Pet It was the summer of 1979 about 5:30 in the afternoon, that warm time of day when all the […]
February 27, 2013
my Zoey How to Explain Death to a Child? Explaining death & dying to small children. I used to feel like the word “dead” hung awkwardly […]
January 1, 2013
The Gift of Reconciliation, Reunion and How It Will Shape My New Year’s Resolution In October I wrote a post about the potential of losing a […]