July 1, 2018
It began when our daughter was in middle school. In the beginning it crawled forward at an imperceptible pace. By the time it ended on July 6th 2017 it had completely consumed our lives, our energy, and every ounce Read more…
November 15, 2024
Mark Twain said “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. “ There is a story made famous by Stephen Covey in his epic book “Seven Habits Read more…
November 1, 2024
A Perfect Day Well, it sure wasn’t yesterday. Have you ever had one? That question may cause you to pause, your mind frantically processing millions of bits of data that hold memories of moments, events, people, problems, victories and much Read more…
July 21, 2023
In the last post I made was on the Anniversary of Laurens passing. In it I showed and mentioned a treasured image of LaLa scooting around our kitchen, dining room and living room on a little care we had purchased Read more…
July 6, 2023
I am posting this one day earlier than normal. It has been a long time since I made a post to the blog. Today marks the 6th year since our daughter “LaLa” passed away from a Carfentanil and Fentanyl laced Read more…
March 17, 2023
THE VERSE THAT REVEALS MY DAUGHTER This week I was reminded of something the tattoo that reminds me of my daughter on my arm says. She loved anchors pearls and dotting her “I’s” with meticulously drawn hearts. At the top Read more…
February 24, 2023
A WEEK OF EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWNS This week was my twins, Evan and Lauren’s (LaLa) Birthday. It was by far the greatest day of by life. Seeing them born and holding them in my arms was life changing! Today Read more…
February 17, 2023
LOOING FOR THE PAIN In a post where LaLa announced to the world that she was addicted to heroin and working at getting well. You can read the complete post in “A Moment of Great Pride” , she said, “while Read more…
January 20, 2023
The more we can delay or prevent a person’s use of drugs or alcohol the higher the chances that they will not becomes addicted. A huge problem today is that kids start very young. Starting drug use early dramatically impairs Read more…
January 6, 2023
I was very surprised to learn from someone this week about their experience while preparing for a medical procedure. All the details were covered, what not to eat, medications to stop specific days ahead of time. What to expect after Read more…
December 23, 2022
The other day I came across some journals. There were a few that I would use to write notes to Evan and Lauren with the hope that one day I would give them to them and they could read them. Read more…
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