Category: We Hope This Helps

With graduation season upon us my mind is flooded with memories of when Evan and Lauren graduated high school. I am not sure why it stands out to me this year. As I think back to 2013 I remember it Read more…

The other day I saw an ad on TV, it was from www.drugfree.org . The ad was promoting the idea that every family needs to decide which approach they will use to help a loved one facing addiction. Without exception Read more…

Since my daughter passed away, I appreciate seeing little children with their moms and dads. I see their eyes filled with hope, their minds eager to discover and learn, and realize so much wonder lies ahead for them in life. Read more…

The other day I happened to drive by a house in our neighborhood. I remember when this particular house was built. The day I was driving by the mom was sitting on the front porch with her daughter. A few Read more…

Last week I ran head long into three difficult stories in the fight to recovery. One story was a young person who is making the transition from a protected (all activities are supervised and monitored) recovery environment to life back Read more…

Recently I was at an event for Pastors in my area. One of the Pastors there had heard of our losing Lauren. We talked for a bit, and he expressed his condolences. A little later in the conversation he asked: Read more…

Last week was my 63rd birthday. A few friends stopped by our house. We enjoyed some laughs, memories, and an awesome Italian cake from Del Prete’s in Bridgeport, CT. It was a Cassata Cake – rum cake with cannoli filing Read more…

Most people that know me well know that I love anything that flies: kites, drones and especially planes. The other day I happened to see a video of a pilot landing a twin-engine Cessna – an incredible aircraft – that Read more…

The holidays are behind us and we are heading into a brand new year. I, like many of you enjoy the hope a new year brings. Hope is what I tried to instill in LaLa the day we dropped her Read more…

“Brighter Days”, that’s the name of todays featured image. It was created by one of my top two favorite conceptual photographers Brooke Shaden. Brooke often integrates her desire to know and understand God into her images. The thought, that our Read more…