One year ago this past Sunday, we said good-bye to a woman who shaped so many of our lives and given us hope: my Grandmother. I won't go into detail with what I've done the last two years, but it hasn't been pretty. I've…

"So what's your favorite kind of music to listen to?" I hate that question. I hate it the same way I hate being asked what my favorite food is. I'm decisionally challenged, for crying out loud, and my favorite things ar…