Me, Bismarck and Steve on Bismarck’s 5th birthday
One year ago today, my world came crashing down.
My beloved dog, Bismarck, my son, had been just a little “off” for the past few weeks. I had a motherly instinct that something was wrong… but I just had no idea how wrong.
I can’t even really say that that […]

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A beautiful baby boy will be born today. Or perhaps tomorrow.
He will come to his family, and to our world, in joy of his meeting… and in the sadness of his leaving.
He is Sawyer, the infant son of Heather and Trent and the baby brother of Hunter and Ashlyn. And as so many […]

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It’s happened 30 times in my lifetime, including 3 weeks before I was born.
Each May 1st.
I always forget about it… and then, well… BAM! There it is.
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A song. A simple, beautiful song.
A song that my parents have played for me, and Jane, every single May 1st morning.
As a child, I would wake up […]

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