This is a throwback to April 18, 2012, when my youngest two children, my husband and I joined my mother-in-love for spring break without my father-in-love. It's difficult to return to a favorite spot you'd always shared with someone you loved but is gone. But this year we returned to the river -- and the missing was good.

 This episode is also available as a blog post: http://saradagen.com/2012/04/18/return-to-the-river/