It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that our Cole passed away last night. I wish I had the words to accurately describe how fantastic, how amazing, of a little boy Cole was. From his white blond hair to his impish grin he could make you laugh at even the most mischievous deeds. He could play “farm” for hours, meticulously combining every inch of his carpet or sand fields. He loved Nerf wars, toy trucks and dirt [...]

Last week I posted about Cole. I told only the smallest piece of his story and asked what I thought was a large favor. You responded in ways that, quite honestly, boggle my mind. Over 43,000 page views, 2,157 cards, 1700 emails, 220 comments, countless shares and one very special message from Spongebob himself. The amount of love and support you’ve shown to Cole and my family can’t be measured. It pains me to say that Cole was unable to [...]

Updates: Speechless Heavy Hearts ****************************** This is a picture of my cousin’s little boys, Cole and Caden. It was taken in August of 2010. I can’t tell you how much this picture breaks my heart This is a picture of Cole and me from a recent visit. Equally heartbreaking. Some of you may already know about Cole. He was diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphatic leukemia) in October of 2010. He has fought a tremendously difficult battle over the past year and I’ve seen [...]

Well you don’t really have mail so much as you’ve got me telling you to come look at my Christmas cards because chances are if you don’t share blood with me you aren’t actually getting one. I apologize but these bad boys were expensive, so even sharing blood doesn’t guarantee you a paper copy. Anyway….. Happy Merry Everything to all of you out there, you really do make my world a happier place. The picture quality is a little poor [...]