susanshaw784

This year, America celebrates its 250th birthday. For a nation, that's young. Young nations are ambitious. They are optimistic. They move fast. They build. They conquer. They innovate. They look toward the horizon instead of behind them. America has always been a country in love with the next thing. The next frontier.The next invention.The next election.The next quarter.The next opportunity. Forward. Always forward. It's one of our greatest strengths. I also wonder if it's one of our greatest...

We're on vacation this week. Just the four of us. Me. Nick. Kai. Bodhi. Somewhere between airport security and watching the boys disappear down a trail without us hovering, something hit me. We're finally back. Not back to who we were. That doesn't exist anymore. Back to where we were. Parents know what I mean. No stroller. No Pack 'n Play. No diapers tucked into every bag. Nobody waking us in the middle of the night. Everyone carries their own backpack. Orders their own food. Uses the...

There is a conversation that happens over and over again after a child dies. People look at us and say, "But you have to keep going. Your other children need you. Your spouse needs you. Your family needs you." And they're right. They do. But I think there's another conversation we don't have nearly enough. Who are you living for? When William died, I had no idea how I would survive. How could I keep breathing when my child wasn't? How could I keep living in a world that no longer contained...