Thursday, April 2, 2015. You learn to love the place somebody leaves behind for you. Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer. I read this quote at a time I was not really ready to hear it but I was hopeful I would eventually understand this to be true. At the time, m. 2015, marks one entire year since my sweet friends passing. I used to think grief was an action or a place. Would I be ok? .

The following are a collection of thoughts, reflections and moments for all to enjoy. Sunday, November 15, 2009. Purposeless Dry Erase Board? A glowing white dry erase board! What an interesting thing! A blank canvas equipped with an array of colored markers and magnetic erasers gets parents so excited. We envision black, red, even purple swirled in a mess of quotes? Fun, thoughtful and responsible parents we are! All really in effort to motivate or briefly inspire our kids.