We are a family with an enormous love for a little boy who continues to shape our lives with the light he left behind.

 

Early riser. Wind chaser. Keeper of rocks and earth alive with the magic he unearthed. Luca's light was bold, and kind, adventurous and silly, strongly accident prone and present in a way that forced you to slow down, lie on your belly and find wonder in the ants and stardust in the dirt. He pulled you into the orbit of his endless energy, and you couldn't help but feel the thread of joy he would weave with one glimpse of his full-body grin and cheeky belly deep laugh. Stranger, friends, family - he was unfailingly full of more love to give than we could comprehend from his little body.

 

Live Like Luca has grown from our family mantra into a heart project — born from our loss, shaped by his life, and grounded in the belief that community is one of the greatest gifts we can offer one another through every season of life. To “Live Like Luca” is our reminder to live with intention, to love deeply, and to bring light wherever we can. We hope to create spaces and events that glimmer with that light, while finding ways to give back to the bereavement community and families who walk this impossible road after losing a child. 

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Luca is — and always will be — one of our greatest reasons for choosing to live with gratitude for the moments we're given. This very messy, uncertain, imperfectly human experience we are each gifted. While we can't change many of the paths we're placed on - especially those we would never choose to walk willingly, we can change little things along the way that make the journey warmer, softer, brighter, kinder, more bearable, and even beautiful, both for ourselves, and for others. Just like Luca did for us.