Summer Marie Pitner

My granddaughter Summer was killed by a drunk driver on September 26, 2006 ...
She was just 8 years old ...
Her birth gave my life so much joy & meaning ...
Her death brought to my life great pain & new purpose ...
The reason for this blog to is journey in the "grief walk" of the loss of Summer ...
The purpose is to find balance in my own life and lend a helping hand to others who are walking this road or know of someone they love who is walking this road ...
I will be adding a good bit of what I have already written as well as a daily "walk" with the good, bad and sometimes rather ugly days ... I am an open person reguarding this struggle in my life and I don't plan to sugar coat how difficult it can be ...
I also want to express that as difficult as this part of my life is, I have been able to find joy & peace with acceptance and forgivness ... I find my strength through Christ ... I will not even begin to say I am doing this in my own strength ... not only would that be a lie, but impossible!!
I hope that as you join this journey that you will find a measure of healing through shared tears as well as smiles ... that together we can help each other to learn to live a "new" life after death ...