I decided to write this personal story of loss because there are many who have had similar experiences, know someone, or have friends who have lost a child and can relate to the feelings we felt. My hope is that this can help those of you who have experienced a terrible loss. After we were married a few months, my wife and I were hoping to start our family. We were both in our early thirties in good health and were...

This year marked a milestone for our family. It was the first time we packed up and headed on a proper family vacation. Well, I wouldn’t say “proper”, proper to me would be driving a few days to the Black Hills complete with endless “are we there yet” banter. Instead, we planned a trip to Florida and Florida is several thousand miles away from where we live, so driving was out of the question....