Reflections on the death of a child. Does one ever really get past the death of a child? I think not. The pain never goes away. It just changes. Not for better. Not for worse. It simply changes. I have four children. Two living. Two not. At least not as part of day to day life. I think of them every single day. Each of them. Those living and those not. I miss them every single day. All ... continue reading...
Summer Camp for Kids and Grandkids
Thanks to SUBWAY® restaurants for sponsoring my post about summer fun with my kids. Check out the Kids Eat Free program at any LA area location! Just purchase any two subs, two sides and two drinks, and you can get a kid’s meal FREE! When our kids were young they went to summer camp for kids at our local zoo every summer. It wasn't always easy getting them up and ready to make the 40 ... continue reading...
We Miss You Britt
Thirteen years ago today our daughter, Britt Leanna died in an auto accident. The following photos take us back to just about the time she started high school. She loved high school. Not necessarily the academics...but being with her brothers and friends. I think she lived by the philosophy that... it wasn't the grade you got on a test that mattered most...it was who you sat by and what you wore ... continue reading...
Love Notes from Britt
I remember a day many years ago: Brian went to bed but came back out of his room to talk with me. He wasn't happy. He had a jar of glow-in-the-dark paint that he had been painting stars with. He and Todd had stuck the stars on the ceiling of the bedroom they shared. Britt had been in their room earlier in the day and had painted notes on their wall with the glow-in-the-dark paint. The notes ... continue reading...
Britt
Today I am sad. I wrote this yesterday but didn't post it. It was too hard. It was eleven years ago that my seventeen year old daughter, Britt Leanna, left this mortal existence where we all dwell for a time. It seemed as if her time was too short however, perhaps her time had been extended. Perhaps a loving Heavenly Father let her stay longer to be with me, her ... continue reading...