Episode 261: Justin Cole’s Mom

When Justin Cole started on his peewee football team many years ago, each practice started and ended with a chant. Part of that chant included these words – Never Give Up. As the years went by, the boys eventually stopped playing peewee football, but the...

Episode 260: Clara’s Mom & Dad

Before our children are even born, we have dreams for them. We think of what they will be like as babies and the personalities they will develop as they grow. These dreams only get more real after they are born. Clara’s dad, Joe, says that as he sang to Clara as...

Episode 258: Remi’s Mom

If you listened to last week’s podcast, you heard a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes. For example, each week, one to two days before release, I listen to that week’s full podcast and try to find an overriding theme I want to focus on for the...

Episode 257: Looking Back

This week is one that I have been dreading for a while now. Every year, as the calendar turns to August, I feel my dread and anxiety go up and with that, an increase in headaches and other physical symptoms as August 15th comes closer. Last year was especially bad as...

Episode 256: Dalia’s Mom

“I don’t know how you do it.” I have heard this phrase on and off in my life, but that was nothing compared to how often I have heard those words since Andy died. I know people mean well when they say, “I don’t know how you do it,”...