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I do - especially after today.  Many of you were aware that after Asher’s temp dropped on Wednesday, the Doctor decided to take a proactive approach and run all sorts of tests on Asher - one of which included a CT scan of his brain.  The results were not good.  According to the CT scan, [...]

A great mentor, and even greater friend, sent me the below, summarized prayer by Teresa of Avila. He used this prayer while going through his own life storm….
Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
Everything passes.
Patience gains all.
God alone is enough.
I don’t know about you, but the above seems hard on any normal day, let [...]

Yesterday was met with some bad news.  Some of Asher’s test results (as outlined here) came back negative.  The part that I’m having a hard time dealing with is not knowing if the negative results are really something to worry about or not.  The doc now wants to run a more detailed test to see [...]

Only now, as a Father, can I truly appreciate everything my dad did (and does) for me.  Thanks for it all, Dad!

Part of Stats Suck Sunday.

Andrea typically puts Jadyn to bed, but tonight I ended up doing it as Andrea has a friend from Denver in town. With all the chaos surrounding the last week or so, it has been hard to get back in a routine. Jadyn is no different and has a real hard time settling down [...]

Life is not easy. As I look back on the last five years of my life, I realize I’ve had it pretty good. Great wife, house, daughter, job, etc. Still, I found myself complaining about the circumstance surrounding Asher’s birth with no reservation. Conversely, I personally know others who, in my [...]

I am a first time Dad. By that, I mean that I’m experiencing all the stages of being a parent for the first time. I am slowly learning all the “tricks of the trade” in preparation for my little boy who is scheduled to make an appearance in July; however, this week I [...]

I came across this video online and, aside from being an incredibly funny video, I think it has a lot of good stuff to say. Why do we all want to grow up so fast?

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Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, but as is the case with any job, regardless of how much you love it, things don’t always go your way. Today was one of those days where things just didn’t seem to click and as a result, a LONG Wednesday it was.
However, that changed quickly.
While finishing [...]

While Roanoke doesn't have all of life's cool and exciting activities to offer those that grace its streets, it does offer visitors a nice peaceful place to simply exist. Jade loves walking to town and is starting to act like she owns the place.
———————–Sent from my Treo smartphone