• My Journey

    The Little Things

    After losing Justin, I was off work for four months. During this four months there was a lot going on with the legal aspect of Justin’s death, trying to make some kind of sense of what happened and what was…

  • My Journey

    Letter to Justin

    Justin, It’s been a while since I’ve written you. I’m still trying to find my way without you here. Missing your laugh, smile and goofy, funny jokes. You know how to light up a room. I can only imagine how…

  • My Journey

    What Now?

    This was the question that kept going on in my mind. Things have quieted down and everyone else has gone on with their daily lives, what now? My life, our household, is definitely not the same. A huge part of…

  • Finding Hope

    Nature and God

    Through my almost seven year journey, I have tried many things to help in my healing. For this post, I decided to write about nature and God. Try going to a place that has a water source, like: the ocean,…

  • My Journey

    How It Started

    Our grief journey started January 28, 2014. Our son’s ending was violent and tragic. I will be the least amount descriptive as possible. Our son, Justin Michael Back was 18 years old and getting ready to start his own journey…