by Dianne | Mar 29, 2013
Dear Tyler, It’s been one year since I saw you. Since I touched you. It’s been even longer than one year since you smiled at me. Since you spoke to me. Since you hugged me. Since you laughed at me. Since you told me you loved me. That’s what hurts so...
by Dianne | Feb 14, 2013
These first two weeks of February have been bleaker for me than any other time since Tyler’s death. The trauma of remembering what Tyler suffered these first fourteen days of February grips me not just emotionally, but also physically. I feel like I could shatter at...
by Dianne | Dec 23, 2012
Since we couldn’t mail out Christmas cards to everyone who has followed Tyler’s journey, we wanted to share our 2012 card and newsletter via CaringBridge. The artwork on the card displays a portion of a mural painted by Tyler’s classmates at...
by Dianne | Dec 6, 2012
Because during Tyler’s illness we saw God’s presence and plans playing out so intimately, I had no doubt that after his death God would work in those of us Tyler left behind. Last Thursday, 11/29/12, was the day that marked eight months lived without...
by Dianne | Nov 22, 2012
Ron and I just returned from visiting Tyler’s grave. Our plan to manage our first Thanksgiving without Tyler included very non-traditional activities. Rather than gather around family, we sat with strangers watching Lincoln in a movie theater. Instead of...
