Category Archives: News

“Dusk is just an illusion because the sun is either above the horizon or below it. And that means that day and night are linked in a way that few things are there cannot be one without the other yet … Continue reading →

For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as, We remember them.” – Sylvan Kamens & Rabbi Jack Riemer Dear Andy, I remember the day you were born like it … Continue reading →

It was hot and muggy the day that you left us, but I only remember feeling cold. I know that I was in shock, but the chill I felt seemed fitting. I was sure in those first raw moments of … Continue reading →

It was a sleepless night in the pediatric intensive care unit of the hospital, but your daddy and I didn’t realize it would be your last. We knew that you had taken a turn for the worse, but didn’t understand … Continue reading →

Dear Andy, Today is your 8th birthday, and we’re having a party – in part to mark the first anniversary of my business and also as an excuse to invite our friends and family over. It’s a reason to get … Continue reading →

Dear Andy, It’s storming outside as I sit here, trying to find the words for my annual letter to you. Torrential rain lashes against the windows. The sky is foreboding and gray, punctuated with angry flashes of lightening. Thunder booms … Continue reading →

Dear Andy, Today is your seventh birthday – a celebration of the day that you were welcomed into the world and the start of our family. Our house should be filled with your little friends, birthday presents, and balloons. You … Continue reading →

On July 25th, we lost a friend. Gwendolyn Strong was – and always will be – such a huge inspiration to us. Her family was always there for ours, standing beside us in our despair and celebrating our triumphs. When … Continue reading →

Dear Andy, Today is Thursday, June 4. It’s the first “official” day of summer vacation for your little sister and brother. The sun is shining, and the day looks like it will be a hot one. Daddy and I are … Continue reading →

Dear Andy, Your little brother Will recently started pointing to your picture on our family room wall and saying, “Baa-bee?” I tell him that the baby in question is you, his big brother. Not understanding, he points to his own … Continue reading →

From our family to yours, we wish you a holiday season filled with happiness and hope…and maybe a little snow. Love, The Butler Family – Alan, Audra, Lucy, Will & Our Angel Andy

“At any given moment, you have the power to say ‘This is NOT how the story is going to end.’” Dear Andy, I’ve been writing – and rewriting – this letter to you for weeks, as I counted down to … Continue reading →

Dear Andy, Today is your fifth birthday. It’s a Wednesday, which means your father is at work and your little sister Lucy is at pre-school. Your baby brother Will is playing at my feet. I’m sitting in the rocking chair … Continue reading →

Wednesday, January 8, would have been Andy’s fifth birthday. It’s hard for me to comprehend that it’s been five years since he entered this world – and left it so abruptly. After all of these years, the pain of his … Continue reading →

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year…from our family to yours. With love, Alan, Audra, Lucy, Will and Our Angel Andy

There are so many things that I should be doing right now – the laundry, dusting, vacuuming, and dishes among them – but Will is sleeping, Lucy is at school, and this rare moment of solitude is mine. The house, … Continue reading →