Thank you, I’m good

Dear Jakey, I never heard those words from you—not in real life, anyway. But at around 6:30 this morning, as I was hanging on to the last minutes of sleep, that is what you said. It has been quite a while since you came to me in a dream, and I actually remembered to...

Senior pictures

Dear Jakey, I promised to do better but haven’t. I have talked to you more lately—more than a long time. And I am writing more but somehow the two haven’t joined forces for me to write more to you. I think it is sometimes because I feel like I don’t...

Kobe Bean Straughter

Dear Jakey, For some reason last night when we were laying on the couch watching TV and Kobe assumed her regular position on my lap, I got to thinking about her and you. I don’t think I ever officially introduced you and told you about the addition to the...

Pinky Promise

Dear Jakey, I am making a promise to you because that is the only way I may follow through on my word. It has been a personal goal of mine to bring these letters back on a consistent basis because I spend so much time talking about you and our 4 years together and it...