14 Mar Because I Can
Sunday, March 11, 2018 Several years ago, I saw a piece on the news about a soldier who had had his legs blown off while serving in Iraq. He was in...
Blogs
30 Jan Cheek
I loved touching his cheek. Ever since he was a child, Dragon had smooth, soft skin. When he and Hannah were little kids, I’d hold them close and nuzzle them,...
05 Jan Favorite Books 2017
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion I loved this one. One morning last month, I was out walking my dogs, as I do many mornings, and I ran into my friends from...
03 Nov Time Marches On
When I started this blog two years ago, my first entry was about pumpkins. You see, our family had a tradition, started when Dragon was just days old, of taking...
30 Sep Walking with Rocks
Someone once told me, or maybe I read it somewhere, that living with grief is like walking with rocks. Pockets full of impossibly heavy rocks. Little boulders. I pictured myself...
25 Sep Farmers Market
Saturday, Hannah and I joined my parent’s at the Farmer’s Market. It was a crisp, Fall morning in Southern California. We followed my mom as she expertly made her way...
11 Sep Not Really About Art
We had our first Dragon Fellow Graduation yesterday. It was remarkable. This summer, we had our first class of ten Dragon Fellows, running programs to share their passions all over...
21 Aug Two Years
August is a tough month for me. The days get hotter, the nights feel longer, and we creep towards that terrible date of August 14th. As we marched towards the...
14 Aug Two Years
Two years ago today, we lost our son, Dragon Kim. Bright, funny, talented, kind. How I miss him. How my heart aches for his presence. How I wish he were...
25 Jul Lessons from Turtles
I spent the weekend with friends with an adorable baby. Little Wesley spent the weekend, when he was not charming the rest of us, following his mom around. When he...
27 Jun Heaven
Dragon and Isabelle became friends in 2nd grade, in Mrs. Falcinella's class. This year, Isabelle will be a senior in high school, as Dragon would have been. A big year,...
24 Jun Annual Check Up
Hannah had her annual "well-baby check up" today. You know, the one you take your kid to every year around her birthday. 15 years old and over 5’8” – almost...