The Family Documentarian
Why I can’t stop, won’t stop, taking photos every time I gather with friends and family.
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Fatherless Day & Dad Stories
In honor of my Father-in-law’s 93rd birthday this week, I’m sharing sweet Dad stories about the men in my life.
30 Years (minus one)
We’re getting hit with all the big milestones this month.
A Six Month Absence
The worst kind of anniversary.
Checking In
How’s it going? Well…
The Last Night
Tomorrow is moving day.
A Year of Pluck
How different life has become.
Vocabulary of Grief
What’s another word for longing?
Hard Conversations
Do you know what you want when it happens to you?
Off-ramps on Life’s Highway
Bumpy road ahead (as far as the eye can see).
I’m still here.
I hope you’ll stay too.
A Memorial for Michael
A few moments from our day of honoring Michael’s life.
Memorial For Michael Chase
Please join us this weekend in person or online to honor Michael’s life.
Impossible Things
Absurd. Outrageous. Intolerable.
Small Things
Tiny moment, big feelings.
Compounding Loss
A final post from 2025, but not the one I thought I’d be writing.
Birthdays and Other Milestones
The first of many more firsts without Michael
You’re Invited
Please join us as we honor Michael’s life.
Our Beloved Michael
A life well lived.
Star Day
At the start of 2024 I bought a Moleskine daily journal and decided to end each day recording the things I had done. It wasn’t meant to be a top secret diary of my thoughts and feelings, it was just a place to keep track of how I filled
Five Days (and counting) of Intubation
A week of facing some of the biggest difficulties yet.
Where is this going?
An update with all we don’t know yet.
Holding on
An Update from Intensive Care
Please Breathe
Michael is in serious condition.