Well, brad, looks like the man upstairs has another plan for me.
I should be in belleville today. I can't see the future but i can tell
you how I feel now and hope you understand. Kids need parents like
you. I needed a parent like you growing up but its too late I grew up sooo,
you can't be a parent you are something close to a parent your a friend,
mentor and nagger.
You out
of everyone stand out to me. You've done so much for people like
me. I mean just look at "the wall". No one else has 5 up there and now
you can brag that 2 outta 5 are overseas. Justin and I are a team and brothers
no matter where we go.
Without you I think you know where I would be. I am happy now…I have a career,
friends, family and a legal lifestyle. I don't have drugs, drug money
or gang ties. I’m free.
I look
around this house every time I come out here. This isn't just a house
in the country to me. This is a .......get away, seclusion, rehab, and
a place where I feel the safest.
I am going on to one of the biggest steps in my life tomorrow (war).
Well, I’m going to sleep… see you soon.
Rob
2009 has been an extraordinary year.
Rob stayed in The Army for two years. After the wedding in my back
yard, he and his wife left for Italy. When the divorce came, all Hell
broke lose. As a result of the separation process, his military career fell
apart and he came home in 2008 with an honorable discharge.
As of March, 2009, he is a "daddy" now. He's got some jobs that look
good. He's got an apartment right now. He's got friends. But
the worst happened too... his beloved grandmother died at 60, in March,
2009. She was his "rock".
Right now, he's living his motto.
I do hope he can step into that life that is forcibly delivered
to him now and stay until it is his own.
So, what is that new learning that awaits
Rob?
It's accepting fates gifts.
It's storing up those successes that cushion the falls.
It's knowing life can never offer more than we can handle.
It's knowing that life's toughest lessons offer life's greatest
rewards.
It's moving on when it's time and staying for the full ride
when necessary. It's setting our dreams in the driver's seat and keeping
our fears under control.
It's knowing our value can be judged only when we're playing
life's game. It's knowing those who sit are people who never change, never
grow, never find their dreams.
So, sit a spell with me.
We'll watch the story unfold.
