Flowers On a Child's Grave, Now What?

       My husband and I got invited to a skateboard gala this week.  It was a complete random chance of an event- a complete coincidence at a Lululemon store that got us to this event...   I DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES- I BELIEVE IN GOD INCIDENCES.       We were out shopping and ran into an employee among the 15 other employees working  who was a skateboarder.  M y husband struck up a conversation with him and he told us in only 6 days there was going to be a skateboard gala event in our town- he gave us the website information and contact information on the spot to get tickets and get in touch with the organizer of the event.  We had no plans for that evening and got tickets just before they sold out.   This gala was to honor the skateboard community, fundraise, and support a growing community of like-minded people.   We could never have done this 10 years ago, or maybe even 3 years ago.  ...

     This morning I woke up at 4 a.m., let the dogs outside, poured a cup of coffee, and opened up my computer to start my day.  What popped up on my screen surprised me.  It was the last post I had written for Flowers on a Child's Grave Now What? blog.  I haven't been on it in years.  I didn't even know how to get back on it if I had wanted to.  It all feels a little otherworldly directed if you ask me- as if DJ is saying- "Hello! Get back to it, you can do it!"  from the other side!     Let me reintroduce myself a bit- my name is Lisa Epperson, I have been married 34 years, and have two adult children- a beautiful daughter, an amazing son, and our son DJ watching his family from heaven. DJ was  13 years old and wanted to be a professional skateboarder. He wore his helmet when he was learning new tricks, but he wasn't on the day of the accident.  He was hanging out with his best friends, went down a hill that I had told...