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...
Survive AND Advance

Survive AND Advance

Bella had a complete meltdown the other day after school.  She had gotten into it with a friend after doing the old “oops, what’s on your shirt” nose flick trick on her.  Apparently people, and specifically Bella’s friend, aren’t fans of...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, We’re Back

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, We’re Back

I do apologize for not posting for the past two weeks.  My website host server thingy pooped and forgot about cyber something and updated but left a bunch of posts by the way side and all in all I was able to repost the missing posts and voila’, here we are....
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...
Why I Support Children’s

Why I Support Children’s

I was very blessed the other day to speak at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s annual UnWined event.  This event raises funds to find a cure for pediatric cancer.  I couldn’t have been more honored to be asked to speak and was incredibly blessed by...