if youve been reading my blog for awhile, you may recall me writing about my experience with the washington regional transplant community (wrtc). Jarronn was an organ and tissue donor, and after he d...
"everything will be alright" is not the same as "everything will stay the same." - seth godin (a blogger i tend to not be able to get enough of)i wish these two ph...
change is the only constant.sometimes thats good. sometimes its just a fact.sometimes its sad. especially when something you cared about, that felt familiar and consistent, isnt or cant be anything m...
ive never been the type to have a five- or ten-year plan. perhaps a bit when it came to those typical lifetime aspirations, like buy a house around this age, get married around such and such age, and...
happy birthday Jarronn.yesterday was his 32nd birthday, and i did my best to honor him.i got out of bed. (im told this shouldnt be underestimated).i ran three miles. (he was big on working out and ge...
so this past sunday was oscar night, and while one movie came away empty-handed in all of its nominated categories, it still has a special place in my heart.moneyball.the baseball movie, with brad pi...
though it may not seem like it, im still here.its certainly been awhile, and it seems that whenever a lengthy time has passed since my last post, i feel like the post that brings me back should be pr...
ive often made mention here of how amazing my friends are.probably not enough. but i also dont want to get anyone jealous or anything. :-)in the days, weeks, months and even years following Jarronns ...
happy thanksgiving to you and yours.i pray that we enjoy our loved ones, and feast not just on food but on thoughts of how weve been blessed throughout the year.and for those who know the feeling of ...
ive come to the conclusion that some of my best conversations take place while i ride in the back of d.c. cabs. whether its talking about what its like in a drivers country of origin (drivers from Su...
getting settled into my new place has been a steady process. i sold a lot of the furniture from the house and had to get new things that would fit in a space thats 1/3 the size of the old place.its b...
as a lead up to the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, the washington post has been featuring a series of stories focused on different people/families affected by the events of that day.one particular arti...
love me some wynonna judd. thanks to momma etelle (my mother-in-law) for sharing this.
lots of changes recently. the biggest one, which i havent yet shared here is that last month i moved out of the house Jarronn and i lived in (commonly known by friends and family as JNJ Estates).righ...
someone recently posted a comment in response to my post about the paradox of grief. the person asked how i apply the concept, and i started to write a response in the comment section. but then i rea...
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD...
to lose means that you once had.and that, in itself, is something to be cherished.
earlier this week, i had another dream with Jarronn.i was standing in front of a group of people, giving some kind of speech or presentation. at times i felt nervous, and i was working hard to get my...
even though the last episode of the oprah show aired a couple weeks ago, my dvr is still filled with an array of episodes from the last two seasons. some are episodes ive yet to watch, but intend to....
i still have these recurring dreams.the details differ slightly, but they all have the same overarching theme.in them, i am going about my life, living without Jarronn, and discover that he is not ac...
is it really the end of may? has it really been more than a month since i posted something? im sure ive said this before...time flies. and there have been lots of happy moments to make the time go ev...
"I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beg...
some time back in 2008, Jarronn and i were driving in virginia for some reason i can no longer remember, and we stopped at rappahannock cellars to taste some wine. im always amused by wine tasting an...
its been awhile since ive done one of these memory monday posts. but this memory below got my week off to a laughing start, so i figured id share it with you all.this is coming from one of my closest...
after long periods of not writing here on the blog, its sometimes hard to get back to it.i guess i put some kind of pressure on myself to say something new or interesting. and when life doesnt really...
last week tuesday was Jarronns birthday. 31 years since he was born. the day wasnt quite as tough as last year. i guess that happens when youre no longer planning towards the date.we didnt have a par...
happy valentines day! i hope you celebrate and appreciate today, not just for romantic love, but for love in all its forms.not just for todays love, but for loves past.not just for spoken l...
im a social person. i like hanging out with people. sharing experiences. having company. but i’ve also come to the point where i dont want my lack of company to hinder me from doing something&nb...
wow. january really flew by. this was largely due to a pretty demanding work schedule. one that required lots of writing and left me with little time or mental capacity to write here as well. i’ve mi...
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