Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.

What if I lose you?" "You can't lose your mother, Charley.

You can be a mama's boy, be a daddy's boy, but you can't be both. So you cling to the one you think you might lose.

the pain we suffer is a way to make us appreciate what comes next.

So many times I feel I'm using the same words over and over, like a woman wearing the same dress every day. So boring!

Instead, he would make death his final project, the center point of his days. Since everyone was going to die, he could be of great value, right? He could be research. A human textbook. Study me in my slow and patient demise. Watch what happens to me. Learn with me.

Because one thing God gave us- and I'm afraid it's at times a little too much- is freewill. Freedom to choose. I believe he gave us everything needed to build a beautiful world, if we choose wisely.