his sister

If you were loved by Tyler, you had his complete loyalty. His complete acceptance. You were more important to him than he was to himself. From his earliest days, Tyler loved his sister. Fiercely. After I had finished literally jumping up and down with unadulterated...

the day before the after

Three years ago this day, I woke up without any hint that our world was about to be shattered. It was the first day of tenth grade for Tyler. We had to be out of the house by 7:35 to go pick up Nick and head to school. I had a gazillion things on my mind. I was going...

a faded comforter

Earlier this month, Ron and I celebrated our 20th anniversary in Myrtle Beach. The first day we visited the ocean, I lay in the sand on top of our old comforter with the South Carolina sun beating down on me. As Ron went for a walk along the ocean, I lazily opened one...

two years without him

People are kind. It’s easy to focus on all the wrong things folks may say, or those who now avoid you after such terrible loss, or those who just want you to hurry up and get better. All of that pales in comparison to the kindness that envelopes me, and for that I...