01/08/2025
Though she passed before I believe her time was up, she got to experience all the things she use to tell me she prayed for. She always wanted to be a grandma, she always wanted to see me happily married, she always wanted to see me break free from the chains of active addiction and live a life outside of the penitentiary walls.
Im happy to say, that she received all of these and so much more. The day Darryl James was born, she told me that all of her prayers had been answered and that she was so proud of me for becoming the man I had become. She told me she always loved me, had never given up on the belief that all would come to be as God saw fit. The first time she saw, and held her little, she wasn't capable of leaving. She moved in with us and assisted in every and any way possible. She was a massive help at a time we really needed it. She had her opinions and voiced them as she's done her entire life, all valid, some taken, some left behind. My mom was such an incredible woman in so many ways. Her strength and compassion was something truly remarkable. Never had I seen, or met, a woman so strong, stubborn, loving, compassionate........until I met my wife!!!
My wife has a strength about her that most would and will never know. Those who do know, all agree in how amazing she is too. She's also got a stubborn, loving, maternal, compassionate, playfulness about her that rivals that of my mom. To have had not one, but two, extraordinary women in my life, who have been such major influences on everything regarding the best parts of me and my life, is nothing short of a blessing. I'm grateful for them both in so many ways. I'm blessed beyond measure for having a second chance at life. And most of all, I'm truly grateful and blessed for the two most important, influential, most inspiring women in my life who have never given up on me and who have each helped shape me into the best me possible. I've lost one in the physical aspect, yet I know she watches over us always. The other, I have the honor of seeing, holding, hearing, talking to and loving every second of every day. I love you both more than life. You both are my always, only in different ways. So I am truly, thankful, grateful and blessed.......Always......♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻