Just my Friend, book 1, available now on Amazon.
January 18, 2019…Shane’s 27th birthday, and even though he isn’t physically here to spend it with me, as with every other day, he’s not very far away from my heart. That’s one of the many beautiful things about love…it doesn’t die when the body does. It’s so much bigger than that.
I thought today would be a good day to share about my latest project, well our latest project really! As most of you know, Shane’s best friend Trem and I have been working together for several years now to share the story of their friendship. I shouldn’t say it’s working really. It’s more like be getting hang out and spend wonderful time with my kids best friend…or my ‘other son’ as we so often refer to him. In all the years since Shane has passed (it’ll be 10 this March, believe it or not!), we’ve talked about the importance of sharing that story and encouraging others to connect with someone that might live life a little bit differently. It’s been an amazing project as we continue this journey of sharing and healing together.
One thing we always talked about doing was to one day write a book about their friendship and experiences. Lots of thoughts and ideas on it…but when it came down to the actual doing, we shifted our direction just a little, and decided to focus on reaching children. With inclusion, acceptance, fighting bullying or racism…. we believe that our greatest hope lies in our young people. To have the opportunity to plant seeds of possibility in young minds has been the catalyst for so much change in the world in the past. I believe that that’s the answer for making change in the future as well.
I thought today would be a good day to share about my latest project, well our latest project really! As most of you know, Shane’s best friend Trem and I have been working together for several years now to share the story of their friendship. I shouldn’t say it’s working really. It’s more like be getting hang out and spend wonderful time with my kids best friend…or my ‘other son’ as we so often refer to him. In all the years since Shane has passed (it’ll be 10 this March, believe it or not!), we’ve talked about the importance of sharing that story and encouraging others to connect with someone that might live life a little bit differently. It’s been an amazing project as we continue this journey of sharing and healing together.
One thing we always talked about doing was to one day write a book about their friendship and experiences. Lots of thoughts and ideas on it…but when it came down to the actual doing, we shifted our direction just a little, and decided to focus on reaching children. With inclusion, acceptance, fighting bullying or racism…. we believe that our greatest hope lies in our young people. To have the opportunity to plant seeds of possibility in young minds has been the catalyst for so much change in the world in the past. I believe that that’s the answer for making change in the future as well.
So, with that, just before Christmas, we completed the first of what we intend to be a series of books that will talk about their life together and the development of their incredible friendship. We hope that by sharing a few of their experiences, we will be able to do what we do in our presentations, and offer a few little ideas about how things might work for others. No two friendships are ever the same, but who knows, like we said…we’re just planting seeds!
Shane and Trem ‘Just my Friend’ book 1, starts with when the boys met each other at age 4, and continues through age 9 when Trem received a Young Humanitarian award for all he did with and for Shane. As Trem said then, as we’ve named our presentation… “I don’t get it, he’s just my friend.” Those were the sweetest words this Mom had ever heard, and they continue to bring joy to my heart all these many years later.
In the months ahead, we’ll be looking for more opportunities to present and share our story, and to promote the books. With my recent move back to Kenora from the west coast, I’m excited to once again be closer to Trem, so that we can continue to do the work of the heart together as long as he’s willing to do it with me. Don’t ever kid yourself, I know how lucky I am to have ‘my other son’ sharing this road with me. Just one more of the thousands of gifts Shane brought into my life, and continues to offer as we grow forward without him.
To order Just my Friend, or any of my other books, please click link below.
Shane and Trem ‘Just my Friend’ book 1, starts with when the boys met each other at age 4, and continues through age 9 when Trem received a Young Humanitarian award for all he did with and for Shane. As Trem said then, as we’ve named our presentation… “I don’t get it, he’s just my friend.” Those were the sweetest words this Mom had ever heard, and they continue to bring joy to my heart all these many years later.
In the months ahead, we’ll be looking for more opportunities to present and share our story, and to promote the books. With my recent move back to Kenora from the west coast, I’m excited to once again be closer to Trem, so that we can continue to do the work of the heart together as long as he’s willing to do it with me. Don’t ever kid yourself, I know how lucky I am to have ‘my other son’ sharing this road with me. Just one more of the thousands of gifts Shane brought into my life, and continues to offer as we grow forward without him.
To order Just my Friend, or any of my other books, please click link below.
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