To borrow a few words from Huey Lewis, “The power of love is a curious thing”. Love, the ultimate emotion, has been the subject of songs, poems, and books for centuries. This elusive feeling has the power to make people laugh, cry, lose their temper, become violent, become humbled, and return for more. How is [...]
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Despite Loss of Son, It Remains ‘A Wonderful World’
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June 24, 2010
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I love the song “Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. I used to have it as a ringtone on my cell phone. I took it off my phone in 2008 when my son, Lucas, passed away. I heard it every time someone called during those two weeks to check on Lucas’s progress, or to see how [...]
Even the Worst Events Can Lead to Healing
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March 2, 2010
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The sharp edge of grief came into my life when my son, Lucas, lost his life to cancer. It was a sudden, brief battle for him, and the beginning of a season of life I certainly did not wish to enter. The utter devastation that fills your world when a loved one dies is almost [...]
Child’s Insight Offers Meaning — and a Laugh — on Thanksgiving
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November 26, 2009
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The smell of turkey and stuffing was in the air, there was noise from kid’s playing and dishes being prepared in the kitchen. It was our first Thanksgiving since my son Lucas’s death in July. The previous Thanksgiving, we had all been together, and had even taken a special family picture to put on our [...]
After Death of Adult Son, a ‘New Normal’ for Mom
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September 15, 2009
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There was no rain, just some dark misty clouds. There in the sky was a beautiful rainbow. We were traveling home from the hospital after our son Lucas died, and saw the rainbow come from nowhere. It stayed with us 10 minutes or so, and I knew deep within me that God had sent that [...]
