2 Years Ago Today

2 Years Ago Today

Two years ago today…nothing particular happened.  Trey wasn’t feeling all that good but he wasn’t horrific either.  Work was good, the volleyball season was over.  Things were as normal as they got back then.  However, today…I miss Trey....
If You Don’t Go to Church…

If You Don’t Go to Church…

We all have needs.  Physical needs (food, water, shelter), intellectual needs (school, hobbies, learning), the ones I talk most about, emotional needs (that’s about all I talk about here) and spiritual needs.  Spiritual needs is the focus of today’s post....
Window Closed

Window Closed

Sitting in an emergency with your father as the ER nurse looks confused and concerned and you come to an obvious realization that things in your world have changed.  While most people hope for an easy life and are constantly upset when things aren’t perfect, the...
Joy Through Sadness

Joy Through Sadness

Yesterday I let a man in front of me in traffic.  His response?  No wave, nothing.  Today, a lady rolled right through a stop sign and did not yield my right of way.  While dropping Joe and Bella off at school, another woman didn’t roll but sped through a stop sign to...
What Love Looks Like

What Love Looks Like

It was only minutes before Trey’s funeral ceremony was to begin.  We were all in the room dedicated to family (ish).  Just before we walked out I got up, turned and faced my family and friends, and said, “Before we go out there, take a minute and look around.  This is...
Look Outward

Look Outward

“How ARE you?” people very often ask me, emphasizing the “ARE” as an intention to convey sincerity.  You already know that I answer with a brutal (if not uncomfortable) honesty and often with greater detail than they had bargained for.  So, I have lots of experience...