It's been awhile... Last night I stood in the grocery store thinking about my sweet friend who today would be thinking about her sweet baby boy Will. He passed away when he was just a few months old last year. Will would have turned 1 today. As I stood there I was flooded with the memory of the night he passed away, seeing my friend and her husband, amidst their deepest grief at losing their son - and still when I left their house that night - I was the one who felt lifted. Blessed. I was also filled with that familiar longing that comes anytime I remember my own brother who passed. Tears filled my eyes as I remembered the night we found out about his passing. The sacred days that followed for our family. And the many birthdays we have celebrated of his...without him. There are no words to really describe losing a loved one. Things like birthdays tend to set your mind a flare with memories and gentle reminders of them. Today I was grateful I know my friend. I was grate