Blessed Be The Mourners

Thanksgiving was Mark’s favorite holiday, and as it rolls around again next week, the clouds have moved in and stayed to blanket his absence. I try to focus on the dinner, what to make and how to make it special so it will be a good memory for all of us, but in the weeks … Read more

Two Weddings & A Funeral

In the weeks prior to Mark’s death, we were figuring out the logistics of going to Denver for my nephew’s wedding. Because it was on a Sunday, Mark kept going back and forth on whether or not he was going to go because he had a class to teach that Monday morning. He would have … Read more