Last weekend I wrote another letter to the main defendant. As I wrote I was having flashbacks of the tragedy again, but instead of crying only or walking away, I surprisingly felt the desire to stop awhile and write some lyrics again. Note: To parents who are suffering from the loss of their child …….
Month: June 2016
Making It Clear About Murder And Mercy
I need to clarify maybe …. Immediately after I heard about Marc’s murder I was in Portland and it felt like I’d been kicked hard. I wondered, ‘this is a macabre joke or something! God, I trust you, but what’s this all about, this is totally wrong for Marc to go like he did!?’ Marc…
Orlando … A Turning Point or Same Ol’
Very sorry to hear of the shooting in Orlando! I’m thinking of and praying for all the survivors and the family members facing the future without their loved ones! No matter what we see in the news, God is there …. He will meet people where they need it in their healing …. if they only ask…
Life Goes On After Murder …. It’s More Real
One of the hard lessons about having your child go ahead of you in death is that most people don’t care about your “pain”! When my son was murdered I had justice on my mind constantly. I felt like a warrior with a mission to slay an enemy. The problem was, no one at the…
Meeting With Detectives, Others in PDX
It was so good to return to Portland recently, the city where Marc lived and was killed. Often we hold memories of a person, event or place in our hearts and they seem ‘locked’ into place. That city has been a place of both great joy and terrible pain, several times I wondered how I’d…
PTSD Reflections on Memorial Day, 2016
Someone told me after Marc’s tragedy I was going thru PTSD. Maybe you or someone you know has come back from Afghanistan or suffered from a violent attack? On Memorial Day I re-read some early entries I wrote after Marc was murdered. I also listened to stories of how Vet’s recovered from their tours in…