Kristen the Graduate

Eager to watch our niece Kristen graduate from high school, we loaded in our Party of Five’s van and headed to California at 5 a.m. so we wouldn’t miss one single minute of the ceremony. Each of us are so proud of Kristen’s hard work and are eager to see what avenue she takes for her adult life. Whatever it is, we know she’ll do great things! (Kristen, thank you for including us in your very special and unforgettable day! We love you deeply!)

Happy Birthday Johnny

Although the celebration in heaven is much bigger, the kids and I celebrated my brother’s life today, June 6th, his birthday. We went to “his” bench, had dessert, wrote letters to him and sent them on their way up via balloons. The notes each kid wrote brought tears to my eyes. Oh how I wish we could all have him still here with us but praise God we know we will be together again in heaven! We left the bench, leaving behind a single mylar birthday balloon so others would know of his special day and head out to find some total stranger to give some random acts of kindness to. It’s a great way to get our focus off our loss and focus on blessings!