Friends Of Maddie

July 16, 2009

After we lost our Madeline, we didn’t know what to do with our lives. Everything we did, we did for her. Our lives, once focused on our wonderful daughter, were adrift. Too devastated to plan our child’s funeral, our friends did it for us. So unprepared for the financial burden of paying for it, thousands [...]

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Friends Of Maddie

July 16, 2009

After we lost our Madeline, we didn’t know what to do with our lives. Everything we did, we did for her. Our lives, once focused on our wonderful daughter, were adrift. Too devastated to plan our child’s funeral, our friends did it for us. So unprepared for the financial burden of paying for it, thousands [...]

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Cuts Both Ways

July 14, 2009

Mike and I hadn’t been dating long when he said to me, “wow, you have a lot of friends.” I do have a lot of friends. After my family, my friendships are the most important thing to me in the world. I throw myself full-force into my friendships. I give everything I can to them. [...]

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Mirror In The Sky

July 13, 2009

I woke on Saturday with a heavy heart. Many things on my mind, but the date of the eleventh loomed largest. I was exhausted, but I couldn’t sleep. I spent the morning on the couch, flippping through the channels, trying not to think about anything. I paused on one of the music channels when I [...]

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Mischief

July 10, 2009

A while back Sarah asked me to tell a story about a time Maddie was mischievous. There are definitely plenty of moments like that. Maddie was often testing her boundaries, seeing what she could get away with and stick her hands into. When we were in Arizona in March, Maddie was OBSESSED with the heating [...]

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Here One Day, Gone One Night

July 9, 2009

So, I don’t know if you heard, but Michael Jackson, international pop super-star, passed away two weeks ago. I know you probably think it’s shocking that I heard on account of my hermit-like existence, but my cave has internet access and cable television. Oh, and we get the LA Times delivered, but I prefer to [...]

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