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Balloon

When first received, you fill it up It fills with air, it grows, expands And suddenly it’s moving up So quick you tie it on your hand. From there you keep it safely by The knot, so tight it will stay close Yet always pulling off to fly You wonder if it loves you most.Continue reading “Balloon”

Road to Tennessee: Part 6

Harmonious Tidal Systematic Sclerosis is a complicated disease. Its prognosis is typically 5-10 years depending on the severity. What we’ve come to discover with all this is numbers don’t really mean anything. It’s such an unknown disease, the “how” of it all isn’t really understood. This leaves both of us in a constant wave movingContinue reading “Road to Tennessee: Part 6”

Road to Tennessee: Part 5

The Uncertainty Of Knowing Writing this blog has been good for me. It has really given me a chance to look over the challenges my family has faced, but the truth is I’ve slowly moved myself further and further away from the issue. I guess in a way it allowed me to continue writing withoutContinue reading “Road to Tennessee: Part 5”

The Bleak Enlightening

This particular post has been a challenge to write. Not that I’ve been stewing over it wondering what to say, but trying to explain without over explaining. You’d think in a blog that I write myself with no actual limitations on how much I write, I’d feel the freedom to elaborate fully. The truth is,Continue reading “The Bleak Enlightening”

Road to Tennessee Part 3

You Can’t See What You Don’t Feel Up to this point I’ve alluded to what my wife experienced with her illness. The truth is, as an observer it’s challenging to understand the depth of her pains. That’s the unfortunate task of the supporter, you have to watch the suffering without understanding it. This is notContinue reading “Road to Tennessee Part 3”

Road To Tennessee Part 2

The Other side of COVID Covid 19 was a world changing event. Even today certain businesses require masks if you have any COVID related symptoms. It was a huge challenge for small business, for children’s socialization, for political unrest, and the list goes on and on. For our family COVID impacted us from multiple fronts,Continue reading “Road To Tennessee Part 2”

Road to Tennessee Part 1

“How was Tennessee?” Over the last few years my wife and I have been through a rollercoaster of events. It challenged us to become better in many ways, but left us often lost for a path forward. We spent years fighting my wife’s health searching for a doctor who would have an actual path forContinue reading “Road to Tennessee Part 1”

Distraction

I was driving down the road with my family and got behind a silver car with the license plate “BO55”. The license plate gave me a little chuckle, but it quickly disappeared as our little silver boss began drifting into the lane next to him. It was so bad I thought he was just gettingContinue reading “Distraction”

Are You Listening

So many words I wanna say So many thoughts to fill the day So many debts, ones left to pay So many hopes, when comes what may So here I hope my life won’t pay For moments lost within my day For questions had within the grey I held the words I wanna say. I’veContinue reading “Are You Listening”

The Boy and The Buck

High in the mountains, in the ancient world, lived a young boy. His hair was bright as the sun and was known for his curiosity and love for the nature that surrounded him. At eight years old he seemed more bonded with creatures of the forest than many of the eldest members of the village.Continue reading “The Boy and The Buck”