I said a prayer for you my friend, That your struggles would soon end. That you would feel God’s peace with you, As you trust Him each day through. I prayed that you would feel His love, Rain down on you from up above. I asked Him to take care of you, Fill you with […]

Too often we don’t realize what we have until it is gone Too often we wait too late to say, “I’m sorry – I was wrong.” Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones we hold dearest to our hearts And we allow foolish things to tear our lives apart. Far too many times we let […]

Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your will be that events should happen as they do, and you shall have peace. ~Epictetus (Greek philosopher; 55-135) Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Her hair was up in a ponytail, Her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy’s Day at school, And she couldn’t wait to go. But her mommy tried to tell her, That she probably should stay home. Why the kids might not understand, If she went to school alone. But she was not […]

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~Mark Twain Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read […]

“In the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” ~Abraham Lincoln Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Last month I watched the movie The Lovely Bones about a 14-year-old girl who is murdered by a serial killer and how she deals with living in the in-between world caught between wanting to get vengeance for her death and wanting to help her family heal. The movie toys with the idea of: what if […]

“As you think; so you are. As you imagine; so you become.” Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Roger, thanks for passing the following inspirational email message on to me. Yes, it certainly does put things into perspective: Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However, this prize had rules, just as any game has […]

Despair is suffering without meaning. ~Victor Frankl Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James