Tag Archives: remembering
June 17th: Father’s Day, and Neil’s Birthday
This June 17th is not only Father’s day, it is also Neil’s birthday. Neil, my late-husband, would have been 35 this year. This video shows Alexis and I introducing the song Walk Away, by Ben Harper, and we explain the … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #28: Neil’s tree – a memorial by Knights
Click here to watch a video of Alexis and I taking a field trip to Neil’s tree. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on google plus Share on Linkedin Pin it on pinterest share via Reddit Share with Stumblers … Continue reading
UNSETTLED – a journal entry of insomnia from the not-too-distant-past
I feel restless today. Why am I so anxious? I write, I clean, I organize. I’ve reached a new plateau. It took me weeks, actually months, to organize some bills. I couldn’t see how to process the piles of papers. … Continue reading
A YEAR GONE BY
New Year’s Eve five years ago, Neil proposed to me. He popped the question, I said yes, and three hours later he was flying in the air back to England where he worked at the time. For the four years … Continue reading
CHRISTMAS CHEER!
Last Christmas my husband and I experienced the greatest high in our marriage. Our greatest high was proceeded by our lowest, low in Cuba. After that trip, and my not-so-slight melt down on the plane ride home, I drew the … Continue reading
NEIL’S LETTER TO ALEXIS
The following is a letter that Neil wrote to our daughter when she was only 2 weeks old. I found this letter again after he had died. He had written it for her First Year book. It is the only … Continue reading
STARBUCKS AND SIRENS: a tribute
It used to infuriate me when my husband would leave the house multiple times a day to go to Starbucks. “We have coffee right here!” I’d argue. It didn’t matter. There was something he was getting there that he … Continue reading