Love - is anterior to Life -                                                  Posterior - to Death –                                                           Initial of Creation, and                                                              The Exponent of Earth

Emily Dickinson 1896

Connie Ross shows us how love for one’s family before an untimely death can flourish well after the tragic loss. She helps us to see another way, another vision for living through, and being transformed, by the experience. She helps us learn how to work through and triumph over the most excruciating pain of a wife and the enduring love for her son. Each image is a testimony to her personal vision, courage, and honor.           —Marie P. Farrell, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Connie Ross shows her son—and us—that difficulties and despair can be met head on with grace, forgiveness, and courage. Her inspirational book sends a message that hope and optimism can prevail even in the most difficult circumstances. Touching and appropriate, her writings are not just for parents, but for all who face the peaks and potholes of life.—Carolyn Brink, PhD, Class Acts: Stories from the Emily Griffith Opportunity School

Connie M. Ross opens a window --- and her heart --- to the complex relationship between a mother and her son.Connie encouraged me to write the first of my three history books.  Turnabout is fair play. I'm pleased to return the favor.          —Dick Kreck, Murder at the Brown Palace

“Hey Mom, this is Henry, I’m just reading your story, and I just wanted to tell you that I’m loving it. It’s wonderful to hear all this stuff and it’s just amazing that you turned this into what you did. I’m really proud of you doing this. I wanted to say thank you too.”—Henry Schwartz