In a little town in the middle of nowhere…


In a very rural town, in the middle of a huge cluster of cornfields, nestled into the endless void of the Midwest, my Dad was born to a hard-working machinist and a stay at home mother and the youngest of two boys at the outbreak of World War II.  As he grew, his kindness and […]

The day we all dreaded.


“This can’t be happening…” But it was. It was on the afternoon of April 1st, 2014 (4/1/14); it was April Fools Day but there wasn’t anything to laugh about.  If anything, it was probably the most horrifying event I’d ever witnessed in my life…I had a front row seat in watching my precious Dad die […]