The Force Halloween 2016 with Mimi's Star Wars cousins in Washington! She had no idea what was happening, but she couldn...

The Second Year Two years have passed, and yet, I still don't think I've fully comprehended that truth. Yesterday was hard....

The Seventh Start & Dad's 48th Birthday After SIX weeks on the Disabled List, Adam is officially back!!! Party in the ...

The Dad A few years ago, Adam and I released balloons at the beach as a kind of present to Johnie, and a way for us to finally say,...

The Three Little Birds There's a song called "Three Little Birds," by Bob Marley.  You've probably heard it. It...

The First Year Without Daddy When my dad was alive, he'd tell you just how much a sunrise meant to him. Rising from the East, in...

The Baseball Baking Housewife I spent most of my time in the kitchen yesterday. Look at me go, little baseball housewifey! Wahoo! I ...

The First Birthday Without Him My Daddy. You would have been 47 yesterday. It was the first June 23rd I've ever spent not h...

The Best News If you would, go back and read: Day 371 If you know my family a little bit better, you'll understand the depth of ...

The Bowlers I can't remember the last time I bowled. Maybe senior year in college? Three years ago? I do remember one time I wen...

The Hope of Forever We honored my father's life yesterday. It was hard. Really hard. But it was happy too. Tears - so many t...

The Baby's 19th Birthday This is my cousin Gina's car, parked outside of my Dad's home. Her bumper sticker says it all....

The Makers It's surreal still. Planning a funeral while grieving our father's death has created a dimension that we've ...

The Viewing There's those certain days each year that scream at you to punch something. Yesterday was one of those days. Thankf...

The Reluctant Plans We've all learned too much in the past two days. Before my dad, none of us 5 kids were ever involved in an...

The Blur By: Adam The last few days have been a challenge for the family. There is so much emotion, and things to do that a rou...

The king Meets His King At the age of 25, I never thought I'd be writing anything like this. We had plans. Big ones. Dad wa...