Someday she will understand what she did for us, … that her birth was a rebirth for us. I’m going to thank her for coming to us at this time.

The day is a reality check on what’s really important. It’s a reminder not to sweat the small stuff.

We go early to hear the reading of names and listen for Daddy’s name. Later we descend on a ramp to water ponds filled with thousands of roses. We always bring our own flowers and...

Dad was really looking forward to being a grandfather for the first time. Six weeks before 9/11, I had breakfast with him, and I told him that we were going to name the child after...