The Journey

I didn't want him. I actually, genuinely didn't want him. This little boy in...

God knows my limits. After my precious Tanner died of heart failure I knew two things to be...

You guys... this is killing me! Having this cool, amazing, funny, smart, talented kid come into my world but...

I never wanted to have an only child. There was no question when I sought out to adopt Tanner that he would be the first...

I've come home. Apart from a very few brief hellos, I've been generally absent from writing this blog for nearly a year. I feel like...

The inevitable happened. Tanner has been moved out of his room. My heart.  It's breaking. His bed. So empty. Tanner's toys and trucks and trophies and papers were left on...

Gratitude. There is still a lot to be thankful for. If you attended Tanner's Celebration of Life, you would have seen me in bright orange blouse...

Tanner says, "THANK YOU!" Or at least I know he would if he were here. Sorry this is delayed in coming but thank you to everyone...

Since the day my baby boy turned 16 he decided he was going to jump ahead and just be 18. (That's part of the joy...

Sitting down to write on the one-year anniversary of Tanner’s death and I’m flooded with memories of my baby... there isn’t a post long...