Summer's over, and this photo takes me right back to 2025. Coffee in hand, feet up, and lake days moving at their own pace. Seasons change, but I'm grateful for the quiet moments that stay with me. ☕
Christmas 2023 with Joey. Cozy on the couch, bundled up, and stealing a quiet moment together. Sometimes the simplest pictures end up meaning the most. ❤️
June 2024 with Joey. Nothing fancy, just one of those ordinary days that somehow turns into a favorite memory. I love this picture of us. ❤️
Christmas 2020 with Joey. Cozy, a little silly, and surrounded by way too many ornaments—exactly how Christmas should feel. I’m glad we took the picture. ❤️
Christmas 2018 with Joey. I still love this one—the lights, the tree, and that easy kind of happiness you don’t think to hold onto until years later. ❤️
Christmas 2018 with Joey. Looking back, I love how easy this moment felt—cozy clothes, a glowing tree, and the kind of smile that comes from being exactly where you want to be. ❤️
Christmas 2018 with Joey. One of those simple moments I’m grateful we stopped to capture—just us, the tree, and a little holiday magic. ❤️
2016. Dawne and me, just being us. I’d give anything for one more ordinary afternoon like this. Some photos don’t just capture a moment—they keep part of a life close. ❤️
I have spent a lot of time building this application, but somewhere along the way I realized I was building more than software. I was building a place for stories. The technology matters. The database matters. The architecture matters. The pages have to load, the links have…
My stroke did not end when I left the hospital. That may be one of the hardest things to explain about surviving one. There is the emergency itself, and then there is everything that comes afterward—the work of figuring out what changed, what may improve, what still needs to…
On August 4, 2026, I had a TLIF spinal fusion at L4-L5. TLIF stands for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. In simple terms, the procedure was performed to stabilize the L4-L5 level of my lower spine. The surgery involves placing an interbody cage and bone graft between…
I wanted to share this graphic because it gives a clear look at what happens during a TLIF at L4-L5. TLIF stands for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. The procedure is designed to stabilize the segment between the L4 and L5 vertebrae while also creating more room for c…
