A week or so ago, my father called me on the way home from work to check in on me. He told me that he had written both Andrew and I a letter and that he had planned to mail them to me. I immediately broke down out of both joy and sadness. I was so thrilled at the thought of reading my father's words to our son, but so sad that words on paper were the only words they'd get to share on this side of … [Read more...]

So we're back in Richmond after a relaxing time at Deep Creek Lake! We had a great time of rest and relaxation, but it's also nice to be back at home. It was so nice to get away, but I know that I can't escape my new reality forever, so I was sort of anxious to just get back home and face it after some time away. Here are a couple of pictures from our time away. When we got back … [Read more...]