Easter is a holiday intended to help us remember, acknowledge and appreciate sacrifices made by someone else on our behalf.  As we approach this Easter weekend we can’t help but […]

After my daughter Emilie was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I knew my life had changed forever. In the aftermath of the shooting, things happened that I expected to […]

Happy Halloween!   -With love from our family

Today we were able to spend the day together at the beach to celebrate Emilie’s birthday.  This was a beach we had been to many times with Emilie when she […]

When Emilie was born I was amazed at how fiercely protective I became over her immediately.  The momma bear mentality was something that I never experienced before but yet also instantly […]

I had a lot of conversations about death with Emilie before she died.  After she lost her Grandpa, she had lots of questions she came to me with in trying […]