July 29, 2016 by janistan. The girls want to arrange all the cranes into some form or shape. So I may take another photo later today, after we are done folding for the last time. Nine things I learned since July 29, 2007. Some days feel so light, as if a storm never ever descended. And then the heavy hands of grief come and grab you, from behind, right on the thro.

Friday, July 13, 2012. My husband and I have been talking about Love a lot lately. Having Harrison here is a constant reminder of how very lucky we are, and how much we have lost. We miss Love every day, and marvel in our love for Harrison as well.

So Dear and Yet So Far. Tuesday, December 2, 2014. From an assignment for a class about the use of narrative. At the end are comments from my professor. It has been through iteration after iteration. Posts straight from the blog.

April 19, 2010 in Uncategorized. 1 an unassuming church in our neighborhood. 2 Only electric candles here. Lit at the altar to the patron saint of hopeless causes. 3 A baroque interior, a silent organ, and in a corner a flag-draped casket awaiting a funeral. 5 A quick prayer in front of the morning cleaning crew.

Saturday, June 15, 2013. RaeAnne is doing her best to try to make this weekend more bearable for me, but nothing changes the fact that it is just a very sad weekend. She is making some of my favorite foods for me, and she has some gifts for me tomorrow, and those are nice things and very much appreciated. But they would be so, so, so much nicer if we had Samuel here with us.

Thursday, February 10, 2011. I appear to have been remiss in posting lately. -31C plus windchill on Tuesday morning was a rude surprise, especially as I had to work in it. To this end, I was rather pleased to read that, not only is chocolate a slice of bliss across the tastebuds, it is.