Most holidays without Micheal make me kind of sad and depressed. But for some reason my memories of his last St. Patrick’s Day make me smile. I so often share about the pain of this grief I thought for a change I would share this smile…

It was about 9pm on St. Patrick’s [...]

My Dear Son,

Micheal it has been 5 yrs since you were taken from us. Every year gets a little harder because we have learned to anticipate the days that we are hardest hit by emotions and because we have marked more milestones of life that you are not here to share.

Yesterday marked 5 [...]

For many people New Years Day is a day to start fresh. A chance to begin working towards new goals or write a next chapter in their lives. In many ways it is for me also but it’s also a reminder that we are facing one more year with out our Micheal. That we are [...]

While many are out looking for that perfect gift for their kid, that they think they can’t live without. I get to buy some fake flowers for my kid, that I’m having to live without. ~ Gold Star Mother Judy G Vincent

I read this early this evening. It’s true. As a society we are running [...]

For 4+ years I have watched as my husband and children are forgotten.

Their lose and pain goes unacknowledged. I have made it part of my mission to use my voice as a Gold Star Mother to make people aware that Fathers and siblings have also lost someone they love very much.

I had to [...]

I want to believe that Micheal’s entire time in Iraq was like in this video. It’s enough to know that some of the times were.

This past Tuesday we officially named the local post office in honor of our son Micheal. It was a good day.. Rep. Tom Cole had very nice things to say about Micheal and our family. A few tears were shed and a lot of smiles. We were able to send out [...]

Went to get my nails done today.. something I had stopped doing after we lost Micheal and only recently started again. It’s my once a month vanity indulgence. As I sat waiting for the polish to dry the older lady next to me remarked about my bracelet and how unusual it is. I [...]