My heart aches for my childhood friend. Yes, I said "childhood friend" , because that's what we'll always be in our hearts and minds. Not only has she lost a father, but a friend, a confidant, a grandpa to her kids, and last but not least, a hero. Goodbye's are always hard, and some harder than others. Today's the kind of day that we'd like to rewind and press pause for a while and leave it stuck in time where the good memories are.......yes, I said "good memories". We ask ourselves "why"? The strange thing is that at the very end of that question there is another question that just can't be answered. Just remember, at the end of the day when it seems that life has swallowed you whole, and all of those questions can't be answered that there was once a man who was filled with life, a man who stood strong and embraced his family with love, a man that will always be remembered as a father, a wonderful grandpa, a wonderful husband , and a friend to many. RIP...................love always.

Final Hours

It's funny how we sometimes learn more from someone in death rather than when he or she is alive. It's strange how people wait to say good things about someone in his or her final hour, or when laid to rest. Stories are told over and over to celebrate that person's life and get stretched more often than not. Sometimes we find that the person we loved and have known for years has struggled with life , but always had a smile on his or her face. Sometimes , we find that he or she has lived life to the fullest, and has paid it forward many more times than we ever will .I've seen many people die being a nurse, and have held many hands in those final hours. It's in those final hours that the true person comes out and speaks from the heart, instead of the way we are trained to speak and act. It's in those final hours that we see ourselves for who we are, where we've been and last but not least, what we have become! Look around you.......do you know your brothers, sisters, friends, mom, dad, husband, kids? Dig a little deeper, and don't learn who they are in their final hours! Learn who they all are today while you still have them here.......