Dear Jakey, Today I talked to Chels on the phone. It has probably been at least a year and a half since we actually spoke but it was as though we talk everyday. Immediately we were laughing - and Jakey, you know that laugh of mine that is really more of a cackle. It...

Dear Jakey, Today I am thankful for the ridiculous - the kind of silly that makes you laugh out loud, no matter what you are doing or who you are with. And several times today I have done just that and it is all in thanks to people you know, people who help keep life...

Dear Jakey, All day I have been thinking about what to write today - what specifically or who I am thankful for. And the thing is nothing was sticking out and I wasn't sure what I would write. And then I realized that in and of itself the fact that nothing was...

Dear Jakey, Today and yesterday I am so very thankful for Kate. Kate 1 as she has become known to us all. And while I know you already know this, she got married last night. She managed to look exactly like the Kate we all know and love - just even more beautiful and...

Dear Jakey, Today is simple. I am thankful for you. I am thankful that you chose me as your mom and daddy as your dad and that you spent 4 years, 7 months, and 4 days with us. I have struggled lately thinking that on your next birthday you will be 7. How can that be?...

Dear Jakey, Today I am thankful that I was and continue to be able to be home. I am grateful that our life allows me to take Ethan to school each morning and pick him up each afternoon. I am grateful that his schedule is mine and that while I might complain - he is my...

Dear Jakey, I am behind a few days so here goes: #10 - keurigs. Now Jakey, this is a small item but I am thankful none the less. While I agree that it doesn't make the strongest best coffee around - it makes me a quick good cup and it makes them for me often. And it...

Dear Jakey, Tonight I am grateful for where we are in this post-you life we are trying to lead. This week we went on 4 different deliveries and met 4 different families. All families that I am so proud of us that we were able to help. And not just proud of Daddy and I...

Dear Jakey, Another day, another statement of thanks. Today I am grateful for music. While it seems generic, I am specifically happy about the memories and feelings music can bring about. Yesterday afternoon I was cooking lasagna and put Bruce Springsteen on Pandora....

Dear Jakey, I have had a letter half written for over a week. And then I got stuck. Stuck mostly because I wanted to figure out how to avoid the path my letters to you had taken. When I started writing it was such a happy thing for me and such a powerful way for me to...