Hi Anne,

Thank you so much for continuing to share your journey.  I don't know if you remember me, but I'm grace mark.  you had put a link to our blog back when my husband, andrew, passed away in February.  I know we've never met, but I do feel a kindredness with you and rup (from rupandesther.xanga.com).  i basically cry through all of both yours and rup's entries.  well, i know that you are very busy, but i thought i would ask both you and rup if perhaps the three of us can meet up some time when i am visiting New Jersey this month?  i guess i've always wanted to meet you guys and thought perhaps it would be encouraging switching notes and stuff.  i guess i've never met anybody yet with these similar journeys of Christians losing our spouses to cancer after a short marriage; or that both you and i are now single moms of small children after it.  it will be my first time back home since andrew passed away.  i'm kind of apprehensive of what it will be like to re-visit old memories in NJ for the first time.  my two children and i will be in LBI aug 15-22 for a kind of mini family reunion and then in the princeton junction area with andrew's parent's after that until sept. 5th.  perhaps you could email me whether we could all get together or not?  i can totally work around your schedule, since we have no particular plans yet.  my address is gracemark7@gmail.com.  thanks again for all your openess.

in Christ,

Grace Mark