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Last night I was watching two programs on the tragic loss of Laci and her unborn 8 month son Conner Peterson at the hands of a disturbed man who was the legal spouse and biological father but primarily a disturbed individual. I don't want to mention his name, but it is Scott and thankfully he's in prison in California.

The family of Laci including her caring in-laws and the city of Modesto deserve our united support over a decade later as the messages from the program make it clear too many problems and tragedies go unnoted and can be difficult to prevent or even solve.

While I get inspired by many moments in a day, as likely we all do, and even plenty of dreams, coming back to the idea that we can make 'every day special and every moment (thought, intention and yes, action) count' is one to recall any time of the year.

Safety Lessons and Insights from a Teen Tragedy is another title I'm adding after going off on important tangents..many of these pieces, write themselves and I have no time to edit now. Remembering Kaelan and Yellow Medicine Dancing Boy and Comments have other parts of the story of Kaelan Alexander Palmer Paton.

One of the many unforseen things a parent or other person thinking of a loved one or someone who has passed is figuring out 'how old they would be now..." whether when a birth date anniversary comes up or if some want to note (whether mourn or celebrate or do some of each) or other