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Life After Erin

It’s hard to believe that 10 years has passed since Erin took her own life. At least that’s what people have been saying to me. They must not know that it really isn’t hard for me to believe. It’s an ache that doesn’t go...

Eulogy By Sherry

A light in my life has dimmed. I lost my sister on Friday. I lost my best friend on Friday. As I sit here listening to her favorite CD trying to write these words that I wish I didn’t have to write. I’d rather...

Eulogy By Nancy

I always looked up to Erin, not just because she was taller than me. I really admired her sense of style. Erin was born a fashionista. Even as a toddler, she would change her clothes hourly, trying to find just the right fashion forward outfit...

First Post

I’m getting on a plane on April 7^th for a much needed vacation. Jamaica bound and ready to relax. I’ve never been to Jamaica but I’ve heard it’s beautiful. I’ve travelled a lot. I worked in tourism for 10 years living throughout Mexico and...

Erin Always Encouraged Me To Write

Erin always encouraged me to write. I would be gone for months at a time and although she would come to visit me every season and destination she looked forward to my letters and I looked forward to hers. We didn’t like to spend long periods away from each other so writing became our bond. Some of our letters would be short notes back and forth and others would be pages both of us expressing feeling “the happenings of our lives”. I cherish these letters now and in some way these letters along with her now distant messages have clearly inspired me to write now.

Well Said

We can’t feel saddened over the loss of those we love without first remembering the joy of loving them. The real sadness would have been never having had them in our lives at all. Remembering is a journey the heart takes, back into a time that was, and our thoughts...