Saturday, February 25th, would have been Katie’s 18th birthday. Though I fully believe she is in a better place – and I know I will see her again – still I wish she were here with us. That is a “milestone” birthday with so much anticipate future looming large. This is a video tribute I made for...
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The first anniversary of Katie’s homegoing has passed, and we continue to adjust as a family. As has been said many times, one never “gets over” losing a child – you just learn to incorporate your loss into your life. Thankfully, most of the time we are doing well. I’ve written an article about our journey...
It’s been awhile since I last updated this site, but wanted to share a few good things with those of you who continue to read my postings. With the holidays approaching, there are memories we naturally would rather not have come to mind…so, we are each doing our best to keep our eyes on Jesus and...
Today, October 22, is the one year anniversary of Katie’s first umbilical stem cell transplant…the transplant we hoped would save her life. Sadly, that was not to be. Today is also the Sacramento Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Light the Night fundraiser. Katie was chosen as this year’s Memorial Honoree. I had hoped to fundraise for...
What happens when posts are done at 12:00 AM? I forget to write something I meant to write! This first week in July brings a lot of memories with it. On July 1, a year ago, I left for China to see if anything could be done to increase Katie’s chances of finding a 10/10...