9/11/2000 – Patrick’s Birthday. 9/11/2001 – The day the world stood still. Flash forward to 9/11/19….Patrick moved on 4-1/2 years ago. Certain days are the hardest for me. Like his birthday…like 9/11. I felt sad. It was a day of daydreaming back to days gone by. When someone dies, we lose much more than that…
Did I really have a son? Or was it a lovely dream? Did he really die? Or was that a nightmare? Did I really use his name and image to create a mission? Does that mission help thousands of kids every year in his honor? I am not always sure. Sometimes it feels like someone…
Humanitarian – “Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare” When I was notified that I had been nominated for an award, I felt embarassed. When I was notified that I had been chosen for the award, I was pleased. Last week when I received the award, I felt grateful and proud. Dr. Quinton de’Alexander,…
Pure love. Pure passion. Pure anger. You took my child. You keep taking our chlldren. But you did not take me. You did not take my heart. You did not take my energy. You did not take my drive. You will not break me. You will not harden me. I am as strong as the…
MOTHER’S DREAM QUILT PROJECT in honor of Mother’s Day A flyer stated, “A collection of quilts sewn in a uniform quilting pattern known as ‘“Mother’s Dream.” Each quilt contains meaningful fabric from a victim or survivor of gun violence, and is surrounded by blocks submitted by mothers who share in our collective sadness over too…