Sep
21
2022
A friend asked me the other day why I thought Dad was so dynamic and incredibly loving to others. He told me he doesn’t know anyone like my Dad, who knew and cared about so many people. I know...
Sep
20
2022
My father-in-law was on a generational pattern of self-sabotage. He came from no education, alcoholism, wasted living, and deeply troubled relationships. He was throwing his life away until someone intervened and encouraged him to play basketball and get a...
Sep
19
2022
On March 11, 2020, we received news the March Basketball Tournament was closing. Games were canceled across the country. We met as a staff in the conference room for the last time. I told everyone, "Now, we must live...
Sep
16
2022
I found a letter from my Dad to Natalya, my oldest. (I know the proper way to write "my dad" is lowercase, but I think of my Dad as grander, more significant, and worthy of a capital D, so...
Sep
15
2022
Dad loved parenting, and he was a fantastic Dad. He and Mom taught Shann and me so much about the daily habits of being a meaningful parent. Dad always began with the big plan, then created systems and practices...
Sep
14
2022
I asked Mom what she would like to say in Words of Hope as my Dad's caretaker for over twelve years. I think caretaking might be even more grueling than having cancer. Mom had to navigate her own losses...
Sep
13
2022
When I was younger, I loved to yell, "Hey, Dad, what would you give me if I make this shot?" One of the biggest wagers we made was at Silver Lake. I had turned sixteen, and Mom and Dad...
Sep
12
2022
Last year we were in NYC to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. We were with some friends who are artists. For me, art is truly the only way I can process tragedies. The gratuitous nature of the news...
Sep
09
2022
Probably the phrase most people associate with my Dad is, "You are a miracle." I remember when he started to change his perspective from seeing big crowds of people with irritation to wonder and gratitude. He would look with...
Sep
08
2022
My husband Shann is studying angelology for a writing project. What an incredible word, angelology—the study of angels. I read that 90 percent of people believed in angels in 2011. I know hospitals and paramedics give homage to guardian...
