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It doesn’t get easier

I keep trying to fool myself that as time goes on it will be easier to talk to people about Anita’s death. In most cases, it is not a problem, at least when the people already know she is gone. But in the last two days I have thrice run into situations where people did not know. [...]

Sending Ben into the world

In Anita’s journal, under the heading Mental Models >>> Family, Anita wrote important things about her family. About Ben she said:

May 25, 2006

- Ben is everything I wanted in a son physically – a strong, handsome black boy.
- He is also sweet, caring and intuitive.
- He is really tuned in to others’ feelings
- It is [...]

Read me

I found this on Anita’s computer titles “Read me” and dated December 21, 2006. It is a passage from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

Counting The Cost, By C.S. Lewis:

“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self–all your wishes and precautions–to Christ.

“Christ says ‘Give me All. I don’t want so [...]

No judgement

This is a letter I received last week from a friend and law firm co-worker of Anita’s. I love reading things tlike this because it reminds me of many little things that I sometimes lose sight of.

I was 26 when I met Anita. She started as a senior associate in the litigation section at [...]