matthew90

Timeless summer days. Sharry by my side, as we gently rocked on the bench swing, while Matt bounced on his trampoline, and serenaded us with his cd player. Talking and laughing, just happy in each...

Matthew's mom held him in his favorite blanket, as we talked, and he slept in her arms on the rocker. She would kiss his cheeks side to side, over and over while he laughed.She cooked his favorite...

After tucking Matt in for the night, as I usually do, I looked over at Sharry's picture, and quietly told her about the day, assuring her that our son is doing well, and I am doing my best every day....

Today I made a mistake. I decided to take the shorter route to the store to save time, knowing, I would pass directly by our Perkins restaurant. Sharry and I spent the vast majority of our vacation...

After July 7th (Sunday) 2013, Sundays have become nothing short of heavyweight prize fight, between the past and the decided underdog, the present. The future is counting upon the present to...

After my son fell asleep this evening, I took a walk into our moonlit yard, adjacent to miles of open field and woods. The silence tonight was so complete and uninterrupted. No vehicles, even in the...

At a grief support meeting I attended, the term acceptance was referred to as the last of the healing stages of grief. The brass ring we are all supposed to be reaching for I presume. I don't think...

Someone said to me today that there is a plan for our lives. The plan, according to this person, is so detailed, that the day and manner of our death was determined before we were ever born. Not the...

Valentine's Day. First time in 25 years I dreaded it's arrival instead of embracing it as a time for appreciating the privilege of marriage to a wonderful wife and mother. That being said, the day...

You will be in my heart foreverYou will be with me, close as a dreamThere will be no faded memoriesThat will never be you and me, for I knowYou'll be standing near tomorrowYour voice is music to my...

As Matt recovered from another seizure, while he lay there in that deep slumber that follows the complete exhaustion of the event, I thought of one of my favorite songs, that has always resonated...

I felt the cold and dormant branch. The picture I had just uploaded was quite the contrast. Every Spring we so enjoyed the scent of one of the most beautiful flowers that God graced this Earth with....

After having lunch with one of my oldest and best friends, on the short drive home, I began to think back to when he was first diagnosed with melanoma. The spot was so small, and was readily disposed...

Blue sky, bright sun, 5 above zero, 21 below wind chill.Sounded like a perfect day for a 10k. Point Beach State Forest, with miles of trails and a regularly plowed main road has been a home away from...

Another awesome 8 inches of the white death descended upon us last night. I think I have figured out why when I nearly have the task of removal completed my dear, that I suddenly have that lump in...