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  • Mountains of Madness

    Two years ago, I ended up spending three weeks in the hospital as a result of a very bad infection. This is what my mind went through at the worst of it. I remember having delusions or hallucinations (I guess) when I had an infection or a very high fever from a very young age. […]

  • 10 Years

    A decade. Nearly 1/3rd of my lifetime. Ten. Years. On a Sunday, 10 years ago today, B co. HQ element rolled out just like so many Sundays before. Just a routine cruise around our sector, stopping at some key locations. However, this Sunday was not like the others. Not too far outside of the Taji […]

  • A decade. Nearly 1/3rd of my lifetime. Ten. Years. On a Sunday, 10 years ago today, B co. HQ element rolled out just like so many Sundays before. Just a routine cruise around our sector, stopping at some key locations. However, this Sunday was not like the others. Not too far outside of the Taji gate, […]

  • 5 Years Ago

    An explosion goes off behind me. Dust, everywhere. My ears are ringing, and I’m stunned. My body locks up momentarily before succumbing to gravity, as I collapse into a heap inside the Stryker. I hear my brothers yelling “Ian!” and “Doc!” The darkness begins to creep in and I think to myself “They got me… […]

  • It’s Been Eight Years Now.

    So today marks eight years since I was hit by shrapnel from an IED. Now most of the time, when you hear about someone who has been hit by a bomb you tend to think the worst; traumatic amputations, grossly deformitive injuries, TBI, and other things as well. However none of those really happened to […]

  • The return… Not very uplifting, but it’s a start.

    Well I guess it’s about time I got back to this… Quite the sabbatical, huh? Being a parent is simply amazing. Watching my kids grow, and seeing them go from tiny little balls of skin and baby fat, to the talking, loving, beautiful and amazing people that they are evolving into. It truly blows my […]

  • The Attack is Real

    If you haven’t noticed, there is a war being waged against Christianity. The politically correct movement in our country is doing what it can to stamp Christianity out. Not only that, but this administration has done absolutely nothing to support Christians, and the Christian values that this country was built on. I’ll be the first […]

  • Part two-ish, and more

    Yikes… So the hospital stay was pretty uneventful. The only real thing that occurred was Evelyn’s blood sugar dropped the night before the day we were supposed to be discharged, so we ended up staying until Friday. Five days, two healthy babies, and mama on the mend… Couldn’t ask for much more! Coming home was […]

  • New Arrivals, Pt 1

    In case you haven’t heard, I’m a new dad 😉 So, Monday, September 21 Nicole was scheduled for a C-section at 730 in the morning. We had to be there at 530, so naturally we were both awake at 245! Got just enough sleep, but were way too excited to sleep anymore! We get to […]

  • The Final Countdown

    Well folks, it’s nearly here! I am proud to announce, for the first time, that Nicole will be going under the knife for a C-section on the 21st! Only six days and a wake-up. Hard to believe that this whole adventure began at the end of January, and now it’s time for them to come […]