I have been following you for sometime and decided to subscribe today because you wrote “I choose life”. Looking forward to your continued walk out of the fog that has been your life this past year.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It sounds like you have taken many steps already. May 2026 bring you continued healing and growth!
I have followed you almost from the start. You WILL make it. It is said that time heals all things and since I have lived a long time I Agree. If you make it to the West You will always have a sleeping bag . 2026 will bring better times. Skip Blamer
With every passing day, each of your kids ages closer to adulthood where they can make their own decisions about how much a part of your life they want to be. And whilst for many men in your position with much smaller families that’s still a bit of a gamble, you have the sheer weight of numbers on your side. The best you can do at this point is to become the kind of dad they’ll need when that time arrives.
I left a comment here a while ago, possibly a year, though I can’t quite remember.
Your writings and your struggles profoundly affected me, and from that day I decided to write your name down, along with others I have on old post-it notes, kept under the cover of my Bible.
These are the people I pray for every night.
It sounds strange, I know, because we are strangers. But I really do want you to make it. I want you to win. And finally find complete rest.
Your sufferings are different from mine, but I also know what it is like to be broken by life.
Despair is certainly my weakness, and I know how easily it can sneak up and snatch your strength. I get the feeling I’m not the only one with this problem.
So if you ever feel tempted to give in to those whispers of despair in your head, please remember that, at the very least, there is a stranger out there praying for you every night, who is rooting for you to make it through.
My hope is that you will be able to fully experience that peace we were promised. And experience being loved, healed, and whole in the way you’ve always desired, even though we must continue to wander through this world, full of mystery and much heartbreak.
I do this with the belief that one day, by God’s grace, we will be introduced to each other in an eternal world where the pains of this life can scarcely be remembered.
I want this for us all.
We will meet there, I’m sure of it! Don’t lose heart.
I have been following you for sometime and decided to subscribe today because you wrote “I choose life”. Looking forward to your continued walk out of the fog that has been your life this past year.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It sounds like you have taken many steps already. May 2026 bring you continued healing and growth!
I have followed you almost from the start. You WILL make it. It is said that time heals all things and since I have lived a long time I Agree. If you make it to the West You will always have a sleeping bag . 2026 will bring better times. Skip Blamer
With every passing day, each of your kids ages closer to adulthood where they can make their own decisions about how much a part of your life they want to be. And whilst for many men in your position with much smaller families that’s still a bit of a gamble, you have the sheer weight of numbers on your side. The best you can do at this point is to become the kind of dad they’ll need when that time arrives.
This calls for a toast!!!!
Nothing but cold coffee in a mug, but I raise it to my friend, Steve....
I cannot promise you that 2026 will bring great strides....
But you managed one step at a time in 2025 and as painful as it was, you kept going.
There is even more purpose to your steps now. And you will find that better shoes make all the difference...made sturdier by the love of friends.
Sometimes, Steve, we have to go through great pain in order to begin th heal. Yes, there are scars, evidence of injury.
But eventually, even those fade.
Dear Steve,
I left a comment here a while ago, possibly a year, though I can’t quite remember.
Your writings and your struggles profoundly affected me, and from that day I decided to write your name down, along with others I have on old post-it notes, kept under the cover of my Bible.
These are the people I pray for every night.
It sounds strange, I know, because we are strangers. But I really do want you to make it. I want you to win. And finally find complete rest.
Your sufferings are different from mine, but I also know what it is like to be broken by life.
Despair is certainly my weakness, and I know how easily it can sneak up and snatch your strength. I get the feeling I’m not the only one with this problem.
So if you ever feel tempted to give in to those whispers of despair in your head, please remember that, at the very least, there is a stranger out there praying for you every night, who is rooting for you to make it through.
My hope is that you will be able to fully experience that peace we were promised. And experience being loved, healed, and whole in the way you’ve always desired, even though we must continue to wander through this world, full of mystery and much heartbreak.
I do this with the belief that one day, by God’s grace, we will be introduced to each other in an eternal world where the pains of this life can scarcely be remembered.
I want this for us all.
We will meet there, I’m sure of it! Don’t lose heart.
Sincerely,
A fellow sojourner