Lavender Road

Dear Jakey, Over a month has passed since my last letter. I have had an ongoing list of things to write you about. Things like our Greenridge family, about people we know, about my new Jeep and about our cardinal games. All these things are so important for me to tell...

time flies

Dear Jakey,It’s funny how sometimes life just moves so fast. I don’t know if it has to do with getting older or what but I seem to get sucked into the vortex of time passing by. The days kind of blur together in the chaos of daily life. And I try to stop...

options and hope

Dear Jakey,The other day I was ordering some items for a JHFH kid. We had bought them something to aid with feeding and offered to help them more. We got a big list in the mail of items recommended to help and as I ordered I found myself somewhat overwhelmed. So many...

tingly feet

Dear Jakey,I have been lost in thought over the last six days over you ~ over meds we had to give you specifically. Dr. Grottkau prescribed an anti-seizure medication for me because of my back. Long story about that but as you know we trust him. And MGH is full of...

timehop

Dear Jakey, Recently I realized something that made me pretty sad. Technology down here has changed quite a bit since you went up to Heaven and I don’t really stay on top of it too much. Honestly, your brother has surpassed me in my ability to know how to work...

blogging

Dear Jakey,It is always hard to try to replicate something once its gone. In this case I am talking specifically about the letter I wrote you yesterday afternoon that disappeared into the confusing and annoying world of technology. And of course, in my mind now it is...