Mom and Scott

This past weekend was a special time for my family as my mom ‘became one’ with the new love of her life.

My mom and dad had been married for 33 years before he passed away at 55 years of age.  It was quite sudden and quite certainly devastating.  But this event effected no one more than my mom.

Just starting phase 3…

The first part of our lives consist of being born and getting through puberty.  Then we transition to marriage and kids.  And all of this is followed by the empty nest stage which I just referred to as phase 3.  It is in this stage where a whole new chapter is about to unfold.  You have the joy of children without the responsibility, the freedom of adulthood with much more maturity and appreciation for life.  You’ve earned your stripes and you’re ready to make some new memories, just you and your best friend.  It has the potential to be a pretty amazing time in your life. Read more »