Welcome to Transitions by The Book

I have been favored in my life with several very close friends. My closest childhood friend, Bob, survived cancer but died of a stroke back when he was 50 years old. We grew up together and, in fact, were locker…

I am sitting in my easy chair in our library getting ready to write this short post. It is the end to a very long day. It started this morning in Williamsburg when Andrew and I loaded up the car…

The week has passed faster than anyone could have imagined. It was one week ago this evening that Janet's father finished his earthly life and that I made plans to head out here. Now the visit is over - the…

Last Saturday afternoon, I headed out to Williamsburg Landing with Janet and her sisters for the purpose of starting the process of removing their father's personal effects from the room he occupied there. I had to run to the airport…

We are still in Williamsburg this evening and the celebration of life services are over for Nancy and John, Janet's parents. It has been a difficult summer and the realities of the void that is being left in all of…