"Capture Your Grief" Day 10 - Symbol

The day of Sawyer's funeral this hawk was perched in a tree, toward the back of the cemetery, singing his song. A lot of people told us about it, I didn't see it that day - but almost every visit to the cemetery after that, we would see "Sawyer's hawk." Seeing a hawk, always reminds me of his spirit, wings spread - soaring against the blue sky.

"Capture Your Grief" Day 9 - Special Place

Reliving the days that Sawyer was alive are incredibly painful. Every year since his death, we leave on his birthday and head to Lake Michigan as a family. There is a peace in the waters. Every night, the sun sets but every morning it rises again, giving us hope. And bringing us one day closer to holding him in our arms again.

"Capture Your Grief" Day 8 - Jewelry

"Capture Your Grief" Day 7 - What To Say

"Capture Your Grief" Day 6 - What Not To Say

"Capture Your Grief" Day 5 - Memorial

The epitaph is from the song we played at his funeral.

"Capture Your Grief" Day 4 - Treasured Item

Sawyer's footprints in a heart-shaped plaster mold. If my house was on fire and I could only choose one thing to save from the flames, this would be it. I am forever thankful for this gift and memory we were able to make with him - it is also the inspiration behind Sawyer's Heart Project.