“If you fill your heart with love and gratitude, you will find yourself surrounded by so much that you can love and that you can feel grateful for.”
-Masaru Emoto, Hidden Messages in Water

My mother, the queen of my heart,
Reigns in my sky like a moon,
Pulling the tides of my senses,
Lighting the paths of my dreams.
All melodies hence will play subtly
Against this first, dominant theme
That will turn their most delicate graces
Into harmonies they’ll never hear.
Nor can I visit the garden
Where once I lay wrapped in her arms.
The [...]

My 23 year-old son Dan stood in the doorway, ready to say goodbye to his home. His rucksack was packed and ready for the journey. In a couple of hours he was going to fly out to France. He was going to be away for at least a year to learn a foreign language and [...]

I just stumbled over your website and I can’t thank you enough for
sharing. I am 40-something married man who lost both his parents
similar to you.
My sweet Mama passed away in January of 2004 after a hard fought battle
with lung cancer, and very tragically, my Dad was killed in May of 2005
when a [...]

There’s a heap of satisfaction
to sit here thinking of you Dad
And to tell you once again Dad,
how very much I love you.
There is comfort just in longing
for a smile from your face
And joy in just remembering
your very special place.
There is happiness in knowing
that my heart will always be
A place where [...]

After Mom died, Dad and I took a trip together every summer. Just the two of us, father and daughter. This was especially meaningful because Dad was aging and we lived 2000 miles apart so a week with Dad, undistracted from other family members or from work was a treat.
Our first destination was a [...]