A tribute from a very special teacher

This tribute was written by a very special teacher. She was not Mari’s first teacher but she was the first teacher to truly help my daughter like no other teacher had. Her name is Julie Ahlbach. Before Mari came to her classroom I don’t believe she had a lot of . . . → Click Here To Read More: A tribute from a very special teacher

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Letter from Heaven

This poem was first introduced to me by a friend. He created the dedication video of Mari’s pictures that were put to music and then at the end he had a neat surprise for us. He had his daughter say this poem at the end of the show with Mari’s’ . . . → Click Here To Read More: Letter from Heaven

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What if I could have what I wanted

What would tomorrow bring if life could be the way we want it.

First, Mari would be here. She would never have gotten sick to begin with. She would have stayed perfectly healthy.

She would be laughing, and playing, and simply being Mari. She would watch one of her favorite . . . → Click Here To Read More: What if I could have what I wanted

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Today…

Today is a day I have been dreading Today is a day that sucks Today is a day that I wish had never come Today is just hard Today is just painful Today makes me think too much Today makes me relive the past

I wish I could go back . . . → Click Here To Read More: Today…

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Stop and Think

I wish sometimes people would really think before they say something.

It seems like I hear more times than not, “She’s in a better place.” I wonder if people HONESTLY think this makes us feel better. Yes, logically they are right. But to be blunt, WHO CARES. I am human . . . → Click Here To Read More: Stop and Think

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The holidays…

Everyone talks about how the holidays are so hard that first year. I can honestly say that you just do not even look forward to them what so ever.

Thanksgiving is literally right around the corner; only three days away. When I think of Thanksgiving I always think about how . . . → Click Here To Read More: The holidays…

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Army Drill Team

I thought it would be neat to share this with everyone. There are not a lot of things that put a smile on my face here recently but I thought this was pretty neat. I wanted to share it with everyone so you can all enjoy it as much as . . . → Click Here To Read More: Army Drill Team

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True Friendship

It amazes me how you find out who your true friends really are.

While she was in the hospital we asked people to pray for Mari to get better. And from there it became a snowball effect. We had people praying for her and us all across the country. I . . . → Click Here To Read More: True Friendship

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4 Months…

It’s been 4 months since the loss of our beloved baby girl. 4 MONTHS!!! How can that be? It does not seem possible that just 4 short months ago we had made a decision to permanently take our daughter off of life support and let her go. Who would have . . . → Click Here To Read More: 4 Months…

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Communication, How Hard Is It Really?

I wish I understood the secret to good communication. It does not matter whether it is verbal communication, silent communication, or through someone’s body language.

In marriage it is vital. Without good communication you basically have nothing. You basically have a lifeless marriage. The only way a marriage will survive . . . → Click Here To Read More: Communication, How Hard Is It Really?

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