As I've grown, I've learned several things. Life is full of disappointments & people you trusted will sooner or later let you down. I've learned that often those you love will love someone else & there's only one way to fall; fast & hard. I've learned that out of thousands of smiles, it takes one to touch your heart. I've found that words can be deceiving, but the truth always lies in a person's eyes. I've learned that everything can change in the blink of an eye & tears often… Continue

I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for

trapped children at 3AM, flames rolling above your head, your palms and

knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the

kitchen below you burns.



I wish you could comprehend a wife's horror at 6 in the morning as I check

her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway,

hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively it is too late. But… Continue