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Day 291
Dear Scott, I haven't written here in over a month so let me start by saying "FUCK YOU!" There's a Dixie Chicks song I've been singing a...
jason7thompson
May 152 min read


Day 262
Dear Scott, I miss you so much. My whole life was set into a tumble the day you died. I can't believe that God creates us in such a way...
jason7thompson
Apr 161 min read


Day 240
Dear Scott, I don't blog that much anymore, but I do think about you constantly. I was sitting in the living room this morning working...
jason7thompson
Mar 252 min read


Day 204
Dear Scott, It seems easier when I don't blog, like I can somehow just stuff it all down inside and not feel. But I talk to you...
jason7thompson
Feb 171 min read
Day 182
Dear Scott, It's been 26 weeks - half a year. I didn't think I would make it through this day, but I have. I have tried my best not to...
jason7thompson
Jan 261 min read


Day 174
Dear Scott, I try not to think about you. I know if you were still alive this would sound cruel. But don't worry - it doesn't work. But...
jason7thompson
Jan 182 min read
Day 163
Dear Scott, I haven't blogged in almost two weeks. These last weeks have been incredibly hard. I do my best to try to not think about...
jason7thompson
Jan 72 min read


Day 150
Dear Scott, Today is especially hard with you being gone. This is my first Christmas without you since 2002. I have cried so much this...
jason7thompson
Dec 25, 20241 min read


Day 146
Dear Jesus, It feels odd to title this post with the number of days since he died. I don't think about it that way recently. It's been...
jason7thompson
Dec 21, 20242 min read
Day 137
Dear Jesus, Yesterday was hard. Today is not a whole lot better. I think the impending Christmas holiday is already adding stress. I am...
jason7thompson
Dec 12, 20241 min read


Day 132
Dear Scott, Christmas is just around the corner. The house looks so bleak with no decorations, no gifts, no stockings. I just can't...
jason7thompson
Dec 7, 20242 min read


Day 129
Dear Jesus, Week 18 has not been that great. I feel a sadness right on the surface; I am managing better though. My team adjusted my...
jason7thompson
Dec 4, 20242 min read


Day 124
Dear Scott, Today would have been your 53rd birthday. After your autopsy, the medical examiner told me you were in great physical health....
jason7thompson
Nov 29, 20241 min read
Day 123
Dear Jesus, I started crying this morning as soon as my knees hit the floor to pray. I knew today would be hard. It is. I am so thankful...
jason7thompson
Nov 28, 20241 min read


Day 121
Dear Jesus, I had one of my night terrors last night. This hasn't happened since Scott died. When I finally was fully awake, I started...
jason7thompson
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Day 116
Dear Jesus, I'm tired today. I tossed and turned all night long thinking about Scott. For some reason, I keep imagining him holding the...
jason7thompson
Nov 21, 20241 min read
Day 113
Dear Scott, Yesterday was 16 weeks since you've been gone. I feel lost without you. I will carry your suicide with me for the rest of...
jason7thompson
Nov 18, 20241 min read


Day 110
Dear Jesus, It is supposed to get easier, I over the last couple of days I have spent so much time crying and thinking about Scott. I...
jason7thompson
Nov 15, 20241 min read
Day 107
Dear Jesus. Yesterday was rough. As soon as I got home, I just fell apart. I cried for hours. A friend offered to come sit and talk with...
jason7thompson
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Day 105
Dear Jesus, Scott's been dead 15 weeks. When I was leaving church today, I started wondering what was going through his mind as he left...
jason7thompson
Nov 10, 20241 min read
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