Archive for April, 2009

One Year

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

I’ve been writing pieces of this post for months, actually. When I think about what to write – especially at times like the one year mark – I think it’s so easy to be wordy and trite. I’ve written many things and then erased them. The truth is that it’s ...

Grief Retreat

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

When the flier came in the mail, I was sure we would not go. Large groups of people are not generally my thing. I read it anyway and thought about it for a few days. If reading the line about bringing something of your child's to share reduced me to ...

One Year

Friday, April 24th, 2009

As the year anniversary of Kevin's death approaches I have been thinking about my lack of posts on this site. I have left most of that up to Matt. He is a more eloquent writer than I - he seems to put his feelings into words with a skill that ...

Easter

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Easter was the last holiday we got to spend with Kevin. And now it's here again, which means we've gone through all the "firsts" - as far as holidays go - without him. What I remember about Easter last year was him wandering around looking for eggs, not really ...