Dear Stephanie.  Another birthday has come, and you would have been 24 today.  I imagine you’d already be graduated from college, and perhaps moving back in with us for a while out in Los Angeles?  That would have been fun!  Of course, not for too long 🙂 I know you would have been excited to […]

Well now it’s been 4 years since the terrible day of your death.  You’re still very much a part of our lives, and I talk about you frequently.  I think about you daily.  I miss you and will always carry you in my heart as my first born child, and my precious daughter…

And today you would have been 23 years old!  And what a party we would have had for you, my sweet Stephanie. Of course your birthday on January 7th was always so close to Christmas time that it just seemed like one big celebration for you.  But now that you’re gone, it makes the Holiday […]

Dear Stephanie, Well, as I said last year on this day, I don’t think the age-old adage that time heals all wounds was meant for a father who lost his precious daughter…  Nothing about this gets easier, but at least I can talk about you from time to time without crying.  So I suppose that is progress. […]

Happy Birthday my beautiful Stephanie! Your birthday was always so close to the Christmas holidays that it kind of got mixed together with the whole Holiday spirit, but now that you’re gone, it just sort of looms over the Holidays because I know that it’s coming up quickly.  We had a very nice Christmas Holiday […]

My dear daughter Stephanie – It’s been two years now since we lost you, and it’s not any easier.  They always say that time heals all woulds, but so far I’m not seeing that happen with me.  It’s every bit as difficult as it has always been.  Sure, I manage to get out of bed […]

Well today is the big one, Stephanie!  You would have been 21 years old today, and what a party I’m sure it would have been.  I would have been the party boss, of course, and I would have made sure it was a great day for you. I miss you so much, and would give […]

This is the one year anniversary since you passed away, Stephanie, and I’m just as heart broken now as I was when I first was told the news a year ago.  This past year has been very difficult.  Your little brother Mason was born in January.  My primary election to the U.S. Congress was in […]

My sweet Stephanie – Today is your 20th birthday, and I miss you so much!  I haven’t written in a while because it’s just too painful, but I wanted to write you today to let you know how much I love you and how I wish you could be here with all of us and […]