Let the Sun Shine Run

10/01/2026

Season 11 of Healthy Minds is now available to stream on PBS. There is a few episodes I’m definitely going to watch.

Healthy Minds With Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein aims to remove the stigma of mental illness.

09/18/2026

A reminder that The Su***de Healing and Remembrance Mass will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26 at St. Mary’s Cathedral (25 8thAve. S., St. Cloud) as part of the Cathedral’s already scheduled 5 p.m. liturgy.

Our family will have the honor of carrying the book of names up to the altar. I hope to see some familiar faces 🥰

After losing their son to su***de in 2010, Kathy and Curt Robbins reflect on loss, healing and the importance of speaking openly about su***de and mental health.

08/25/2026

Hi All!!! I hope all of you are doing great!!!I thought I’d jump on and try to rally some support for Bri's Lodge They are down to a few short days to sell out their raffle tickets and make the most amount of money they can. Help them help others and get a chance to win some great prizes. If you haven’t heard of them - check them out.

05/18/2026

I closed the bank account today 😭 it’s such a great thing but I’m so nauseous…. I’m so proud of all that we have accomplished, yet my emotions are still all over the place. This brings our final total donation to $636,475.68. Such a far cry from the $1000 we hoped to donate our first year. Thank you all so much!!! This is every bit your win as ours. Together we really made such a huge difference in so many ways!!!!

05/10/2026

Part 3.

05/10/2026

Part 2.

05/10/2026

This is the last group of pictures I have to share. I am going to miss seeing all of these beautiful faces every year! To think that some of you I may have never met without our event, and although I am so sorry you had a reason to join us, I am so glad you did because you truly made my life better by knowing you! My joke for the day was that my daycare motto was going to be "I raise them fast" - the male and female first place finishers were both my daycare loves! Didn't see that ending coming, but it really is so great!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for showing up, for sharing your stories and supporting me and each other. Our connection will always remain and I'm only a text or email away if you ever want to reach out and say hi!! I'll be closing all our accounts this upcoming week - so I'll be ready to share our exact grand total soon!

05/10/2026

All because we loved a boy! Oh how lucky we were Jonathon to have you in our lives. Being surrounded by those who loved you too just makes this Mommy heart so happy!! Having your best friends show up year after year is gratefulness on a whole other level!! And of course, my littlest loves who won't have to ask me to put my computer away or ask if I'm done yet because they want to play...

05/10/2026

Seriously, this is the reason I have been avoiding digging too deep into organizing the pictures. BECAUSE THEY LIVED. Every sign I look at just hits so hard. When I would tell families that we would put lots of love into the signs when we made them, I didn't exaggerate. My sister Terri and I would take a full day each year, we would read obituaries, we would look at pictures, we would try to get a sense of each and every one. When weird things would happen, we would laugh and talk to whoever's sign we were working on at that moment. They did live, and we are so grateful that we got to know a little part of them. Their light, along with Jonathon's, shines so bright!!

05/10/2026

We have been blessed with the best volunteers in the universe! In the chaos of event day and every day leading up to it, my sanity depends on these people. They are always willing to put up with my emotions with a smile. I know every area on event day was covered and didn't need my micro-managing, which let me hide a lot of years when the feelings got to big for me!! We have been so lucky!!!!