My son Daniel would have been 34 today. He was 17 when he died, October 4, 1991. I’ve been thinking about Danny for the last few weeks… Wondering what he would have been doing with his life. He loved life, and would have enjoyed every moment he could.

What are we searching for? That was the question in one of my first few posts? Since then, my mom passed. Life is different for the family. And I ask you again, what are you and I searching for? At this time in my life it’s peace.

My son Daniel would have been 34 today. He was 17 when he died, October 4, 1991. I’ve been thinking about Danny for the last few weeks… Wondering what he would have been doing with his life. He loved life, and would have enjoyed every moment he could.

What are we searching for? That was the question in one of my first few posts? Since then, my mom passed. Life is different for the family. And I ask you again, what are you and I searching for? At this time in my life it’s peace.

The other day my Mom told me she had dropped off the Advent Calendar to my nephew, her grandson, Quinn. She said it very matter-of-factly. It was then that I knew this would happen every year of Quinnie’s entire life, perhaps until he is a man.
My own son, Miles, has a lifetime of memories with Grandma. Every year at Christmas, Grandma’s table has photos of him on Santa’s lap – this was a yearly mecca with her. He’s 21 now but those Santa images are still there – Miles sitting …

The other day my Mom told me she had dropped off the Advent Calendar to my nephew, her grandson, Quinn. She said it very matter-of-factly. It was then that I knew this would happen every year of Quinnie’s entire life, perhaps until he is a man.
My own son, Miles, has a lifetime of memories with Grandma. Every year at Christmas, Grandma’s table has photos of him on Santa’s lap – this was a yearly mecca with her. He’s 21 now but those Santa images are still there – Miles sitting …

My husband and I are heading to Chicago today to visit friends. We’ll stay two days in the city..Love to shop at Nordstrom’s..eat out and enjoy a great hotel…

My husband and I are heading to Chicago today to visit friends. We’ll stay two days in the city..Love to shop at Nordstrom’s..eat out and enjoy a great hotel…

The best thing I ever did for myself was purchase the Lucinda Basset tapes on anxiety and depression recovery. It sounds petty and they were expensive, but they have changed my life. I still take medication regularly and I am thankful for it, but the tools I have learned from the tapes have made the days that used to be bad better by teaching me skills. I describe it like this… picture yourself in a pit where you are smothered and surrounded by darkness. In my case, anxiety causes me …

I occasionally post on a site for parents and kids.. connectwithkids.com I received a comment regarding my grandson. It made me realize we are on the right tract with our blog. We will be making some big changes to the site in the next few months..and we hope you like the changes. Our vision is to appeal to grandparents, parents, and kids.. It is our dream we bring the family together as a whole. Even when there is distance between you and your family; with all the media available, kids …