I miss him. I didn't expect to miss him, but I do. There are things that I would have told him if he were still here. Things that aren...

We are home. My boys are sleeping in their own beds for the first time in two weeks. Two of the four of us have a stomach bug. The dogs are ...

Have you ever watched someone die? I don't mean necessarily the "last breath," but more the "last days." I thought...

I changed my mind. Probably not a surprise, but I packed up the boys on Sunday and headed to Tennessee. It wasn't my heart that change...

I thought I had outgrown the need to look under my bed and check the closet before getting into bed.  Apparently not. Kevin was working fr...

Dear 9th Floor, Later today, my daddy will be joining you. You don't know him, and unfortunately, you never will; he has been gone a l...

My sweet Little Bird. Today you are three. I can't believe what a little person you have become. The conversations we have, the stories ...

One day over Christmas break, Christopher woke up and declared that he wanted to wear "big boy pants." We had been talking the pot...

Dear Colin, Today you are one. You were born at 5:23 in the morning and by noon, we were headed home with you. It was altogether the harde...

Oh, Daddy. I have long said that your sweet tooth would be the death of you. Midnight powdered donuts. Pecan Sandies right before dinner. T...

A few months ago, there was this emotional disaster . It was my hair that served as the proverbial straw. Here's the thing. I didn...

After my mom's mastectomy, there were lasting repercussions.The scar that marked where her breast used to be could be hidden by clothing...

I don't usually know what to say, But I always will know how to listen. I don't know the answers to your questions, But I will s...

There is a New Year's meme that has been around for a few years, but I've never done it. Jennifer reminded me of it this year, and...

The big news in our house is that Colin has moved into the boys' room and is sleeping in the crib. For the most part. He has been nappin...

"The depth of your grief is a measure of the love you have for your child. If there was no love, there would be nothing to grieve....

Somebody in our house was always making music this holiday season. It wasn't me or Kevin. It was Christopher. And it was beautiful.

I'm not going to lie. 2010 has been a tough year. Not enough time. Not enough money. Not enough head out of the fog for me. Kevin an...

All in all, we are pretty fortunate. We have some fabulous neighbors. There is the couple across the street who take care of our dogs when...

Our bed is getting smaller. Colin takes up almost an equal third of our queen size bed, leaving Kevin retreating down the hall to sleep wi...