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Grief after a guilty plea

The guilty plea does nothing for the pain and sorrow I feel about losing Carly, especially in the way she was killed. There is not enough...

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Feb 26, 20225 min read

Living in a Gray World

The colors of life are many. Life was full of various shades of bright vibrant yellows and reds. Such as the beautiful morning sunshine...

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Jul 10, 20213 min read

Trapped in a Nightmare

The sadness never ends. The triggers never end. The what if's never end. The heartbreak never ends. The longing never ends. Life as I...

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Apr 12, 20212 min read

Survivor

"In life there are many kinds of heroes, but sometimes you can be something more than a hero...you can be a survivor." This quote from...

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Mar 21, 20212 min read

Isolation

It's been 16 months since Carly was killed and it has been a rough, very emotional journey so far. Part of my suffering has been to...

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Jan 21, 20212 min read

Valley of Darkness

I never knew what it meant to walk in a valley of darkness until now. Everything is covered with a heavy shadow and no light can get...

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Dec 28, 20203 min read

Slowly Dying

I am in a constant state of what I call slowly dying. The life I had when Carly was a part of it is gone and slipping away day by day....

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Dec 6, 20203 min read

Forced

Have you ever been forced to do something against your will? I don't mean obligations or following the laws or God's commandments. I mean...

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Nov 14, 20202 min read

The Start of the Second Year

They say the second year is harder then the first. I never understood how that could be, but now that I'm here, I understand completely....

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Oct 25, 20203 min read

The Worst Day of My Life (Part 2)

A year ago on September 21, 2019 in the evening was the last time I had the privilege and honor of holding my beautiful daughter's hand,...

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Sep 21, 20203 min read

The Worst Day of My Life (Part one)

As I sit here in the midst of a panic attack, and tears. I wonder, do you know she had it all figured out? She graduated from high school...

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Sep 14, 20202 min read

Daughterless

It is coming up on a year ago that Carly was hit and killed by an intoxicated driver. In one way I can't believe a year has gone by...

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Sep 12, 20203 min read

Helping a Grieving Mom

It's interesting to me that I have lost a child, which in my option, is the worst loss ever possible and then have to deal with hurtful...

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Aug 31, 20202 min read

Sorrow

I am so sad and full of sorrow. My heart is broken and will never heal. I have emptiness that will be with me forever. My life will never...

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Aug 25, 20202 min read

Why, why, why

When will the pain end watching college students return to college towns? This year has been heart wrenching for me as Carly should be...

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Aug 20, 20203 min read

Grieving back to college season

Last night I opened my Instagram to briefly look through and the very first post in front of me took my breath away. It was a picture of...

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Aug 14, 20202 min read

Loss of a Child

Wow...where to start. No one can imagine the pain, sorrow, and emptiness of losing a child. It's like before you became a parent, you...

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Aug 12, 20202 min read

Bereaving during Covid

My beautiful, precious daughter was hit and killed by an intoxicated driver almost 11 months ago now. Not long after her...

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Aug 11, 20202 min read

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Sep 24, 20190 min read

Friends

Please share your stories, thoughts and prayers with us about Carly.

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Sep 16, 20191 min read