Dear Jakey, I write to you today from a happy place, a truly happy place. Today has been an extraordinarily good day for me. And not for anything particularly exciting just from a sense of contentment in all aspects of my life. I guess I often find myself feeling good...

Dear Jakey, I wonder why I do it. Why I read so many books about people dying and why I watch movies when I know people die.  I do it a lot. And today, as I was watching The Fault of Our Stars I came up with the answer. Every time I wrap my self up in someone else's...

Dear Jakey,We are starting our second week on PI. Sarena left early this morning. I find myself thinking about you in so many ways. So many memories of our life together.  I remember our 2nd and 3rd summers here at 81 Northern (which is just up the driveway from where...

Dear Jakey,We are in Plum Island. It is our 8th year, our 4th without you. I know you would like our house so much and I can kind of feel you near. It's the same house as last year and I can't imagine being anywhere else, except maybe the house we were in for two...

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...

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...

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 things....