I remember having so much anxiety during the holidays (still do) and the countdown to 2016 was hard. As that ball dropped, all my memories of his last months came rushing into my mind-the good, the bad and the unthinkable. I was saying good-bye to the year my son lived his last moments & when I held him last. How would we feel in the new year?

Well, we survived.
2016 was a successful year for Shane’s Future Days and we are ready to push full speed into 2017. Thank you for standing by us, remembering Shane and helping to make our events amazing! We look forward to new events this year and have already begun our planning.

Chase and Ella welcomed the New Year with a “cleanse.” We continued our tradition of spending time at the shore and this year both took part in a polar plunge with their Pop Pop.
Ella wrote Shane’s name into the sand. It was like she was including him with us into this new year. Perhaps he was there with us. The picture shows a green orb. I looked up meanings of orbs and found this:
“In spiritual practice, green is associated with the heart. It is also associated with nature. Green orbs are sometimes thought to be an indication of the presence of a human spirit…. Likewise, green orbs may represent love or oneness with nature.”