James Valentine Peake was born on 24 January 2006 and died in my arms on 27th January 2006. His three days of life changed mine profoundly.
If he had lived, our son would be two years old today. Several close friends have had children in the past year. I have been too afraid of breaking down in front of the parents to accept invitations to meet them. Just the other day, however, we were at a restaurant and some friends came […]
It has been one year since the birth of our son, and in three days’ time, it will be the first anniversary of his passing. My mother raised me to always write thank-you notes for gifts I received. His was one of the greatest so far in my short life. Foremost, he helped me to
Nine of us set out on a small rented sailboat from Santa Barbara harbor yesterday. We prayed together, then scattered James’ ashes at sea, along with white roses and multi-colored petals. Val’s sister joined us from Australia, as well as my sister, friend and skipper Justin, his wife Rachel, cousin Betsy, and my parents. It
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. -John Muir Click to enlarge Just spent some much needed time away in a truly stunningly beautiful place only six hours drive from home and to which I had
James Valentine Peake was born on Tuesday, January 24th by emergency Caesarian section. He lived only three days, and died in my arms on Friday, January 27th. He was surrounded by the love of his family. He went peacefully without struggle or pain, and looked ever more beautiful as he was leaving our world. Even
