Moments of Introspection

March 10, 2026

In Memory of Colt: 10 Years Ago

Ten years ago, on March 10, 2016, my world changed forever.

My son was only 23 years old when acute myeloid leukemia took him from this world. Twenty-three years — such a short time in the span of a lifetime, yet somehow enough for him to leave a mark on my heart that will never fade.
There are moments when it still feels impossible that he is gone. A mother never stops being a mother, and the love I have for my son didn’t end the day he died. It continues in every memory, every quiet moment when I think of his smile, his voice, the way he laughed, and the person he was becoming.

Grief is a strange companion. It walks beside me every day, sometimes quietly and sometimes with a weight that feels impossible to carry. But intertwined with that grief is love — a love so deep that not even death could erase it.

I miss the future we should have had. I miss the conversations we didn’t get to finish, the milestones he didn’t get to reach, and the years we should have shared. But I am endlessly grateful for the 23 years I was blessed to be his mother.

He will always be part of me. His life mattered. His story matters. And his memory will continue to live on in the love that surrounds him and the place he forever holds in my heart.

No amount of time will ever change that.

Forever my son. Forever loved. Forever missed.

March 9, 2026

Forever Loved and Forever Missed

March 10th marks 10 years since my son, Colt, left this world.

On March 10, 2016, at just 23 years old, Colt lost his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Ten years have passed, yet there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him. Time has moved forward, but the love I have for him remains just as strong as it was the day he was born.

Colt was more than the illness that took him. He was laughter, warmth, personality, and a light that touched the people around him. He was my heart, and a part of me that will always exist in this world through the memories he left behind.

Grief never truly disappears; it simply changes shape over time. Some days it feels heavy, and other days it comes as a quiet ache when a memory surfaces. But alongside that grief is gratitude — gratitude that I was chosen to be Colt’s mom for the 23 years we shared.

Ten years later, I still carry him with me in everything I do. His name is spoken, his life is remembered, and his love continues to live on in my heart.

Forever 23.
Forever my son.
Forever loved.
Forever missed.

Remembering Colt today, tomorrow and always. ❤️

January 19, 2026

Find Me on Facebook

I am not sure what is going to with me but I just cannot seem to keep up with this blog anymore. I will try my best to post now and then though! Please feel free to follow me on Facebook, as I post there daily!

November 8, 2025

Today Would Have Been....

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Today would have been my son's 33rd birthday.
I post this to keep his memory alive.
Colt is forever loved and forever missed.

November 4, 2025

Blog4Peace2025 - Speak Love - 20 Years of Peace Blogging

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November 2, 2025

Recap of 60 Ways to Peace

Back in 2014, Mimi from Mimi Writes challenged the world to post 60 Ways 2 Peace. For the 60 days leading up to Blog4Peace on November 4th, 2014, we were to post one way to be peaceful each day. People used any social media platform available (FB, Twitter, Instagram, Blogging, Tumblr, etc) with the hopes of a peaceful transformation in 60 days.

My 60 Ways 2 Peace for 2014 were as follows:

01: Volunteer at the local animal shelter.
02: Show love and kindness to all creatures, great and small.
03: Make peace a goal. Strive to meet that goal each day, in some special way.
04: Provide food and shelter to those in need.
05: Always tell the truth.
06: Spend time in nature.
07: Always remember the wrong, but focus out how to prevent those wrongs from happening again.
08: Volunteer at the local homeless shelter.
09: Smile at least one per day.
10: Never lose hope.
11: Peace can only penetrate a heart that is truly open to it.
12: Talk to someone you trust.
13: Try to be open minded when listening to others.
14: Volunteer at the local hospital
15: Say what you mean and mean what you say.
16: Finding peace within will allow you to see obstacles with reason.
17: Genuinely care about others.
18: Spread peace across the globe.
19: Do not try to control others.
20: Learn a new language.
21: Practice tolerance.
22: Never use violence against humans or animals.
23: Act with compassion.
24: Surround yourself with peace as much as possible.
25: Stop and think when in a stressful situation. Learn to respond in a peaceful way.
26: Seek forgiveness, not revenge.
27: Do not speak to others in a condescending tone.
28: Never go to bed angry.
29: Do what you love and love what you do.
30: Be the change you wish to see in the world.
31: Focus on the positive.
32: Believe in peace.
33: Be responsible and accept your responsibilities.
34: Practice daily or weekly introspection.
35: Become informed and stay current.
36: Know that we all have a right to peace.
37: Teach children how to be peaceful, and encourage them to build a peaceful world.
38: Help to build a world that does not live in fear.
39: Turn mistakes into a peaceful learning experience.
40: Be at peace with yourself and with others.
41: Broaden your understanding of peace.
42: Be thankful and express gratitude.
43: Learn patience and practice forgiveness.
44: Be an inspiration.
45: Obtain inner peace.
46: Live your dreams.
47: Stop comparing yourself to others.
48: Spread peace like drops of water falling from the sky.
49: Help someone that cannot do something on their own.
50: Take the time to actually listen when someone is speaking.
51: Teach children to be kind to others and to animals.
52: Learn peaceful non-violent ways to solve issues.
53: Always let your inner child out to play.
54: Begin each day with a smile.
55: Say hi to at least five people every day.
56: Live in peace with yourself and with others.Day 57: Have confidence in what you do.
58: If you make a mistake, own up to it and learn from it.
59: Make peace a daily part of your life, in big or small ways.
60: Help spread the message….Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace)