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 [...]

My child,
I carried you in my heart
before you were even born
And dared to dream
that you were real.
My child,
I carried your ultrasoound picture with me since the day I received it,
And dared to love
a child I was yet to meet.
My child,
[...]

Mother is a word called love,
and all the world is mindful of
That the love that’s given and shown to others
is different from the love of mothers.
For mothers play the leading roles
in giving birth to little souls,
For though small souls are heaven-sent
and we realize they’re only lent,
It takes a mother’s loving hands
[...]