John

Dreams
This past week I gave oral exams to 24 students in French 201 during which I asked them to tell me their favorite fairy tale. One of their lessons used the vocabulary of fairy tales to frame a particular grammar point, and I wanted to give them a chance to use this vocabulary and [...]

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Guilt
Like most people, and not unexpectedly, I experience grief principally in two ways: sorrow and guilt. Some days, more of one than the other, rarely only one. It has been impossible for me to remember John with any great measure of happiness, save the Memorial Service where I could do something [...]

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Only two posts in, and already a guest poster. Our family talks now a lot about dreaming about John, and we have all had some to share over the past year; everyone except Russell. Here now is his description of two different recent dreams that he has given me permission to share:
My sister, [...]

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This probably should have come first.
Fred Miller, Director of IT at IWU asked me some time ago if I would be interested in writing a blog, partly to test the new blog software the university is exploring. I have decided to use this space as an opportunity to share with selected friends my journey [...]

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Tonight, one year to the day after John’s death, I have finally brought myself to read the memory pages collected by the high school from students after his death. There about 30 of them, perhaps a few more, and almost every single one of them mentions his infectious smile, his happy personality, his loving [...]

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