About twenty years ago, long before life took some unexpected turns, I learned an unlikely lesson from a very bad musical decision. While serving a mission for my church, I jokingly volunteered Elder Malie and me to sing a duet…
After we lost our son, Tate, I knew I wanted to create something meaningful that could help those who often don’t get the support they deserve. This desire led to the creation of the 12th Sentinel program, designed to support…
How I wish I could turn back the time and go back to April 10th, 2013. Looking back there are so many things I would have done differently. We lost Tate very early in the morning on April 11th, 2013.…
This post was written by my wife, Brandi. Dear Tate, Today is your 2nd Birthday, but just like your 1st Birthday, it is not the Birthday that I had planned for you. Last year I stayed up very late the…
I read an article on the Primary Children’s blog. The blog article is about bouncing back as a family after you experience some trials. I love this quote from the article: The definition of resilience is bouncing back after adversity. …
How did we get here? This is the question Brandi and I asked each other as we stood over our sweet Tate’s grave a couple weeks ago. It seems like everything since April 11, 2013 has been a blur and…
Brandi, you are an amazing person and I am lucky that I get to call you mine. I hope Brandi doesn’t mind if I share this story, but 12 years ago on her Birthday I almost made the biggest mistake…
We are pleased to announce our new little guy, Tate! We have been very excited to meet Tate! To say this pregnancy was tough is a bit of an understatement. Here is the story of his birth according to Travis.…
We had such a fun summer and not enough time to blog about it. Back in August the boys spent a few weekends hunting. This year they decided it was time to get the little guys up hunting too! Hunter…
Many of you may know that Brandi is not much of a camper. You may also know that I absolutely love camping. This has been a conflict our entire married lives. I tried to take Brandi camping once, but as…
It is quite clear to everyone that I married up when I married Brandi. I still remember when Brandi first caught my attention. She had the coolest personality I had ever been around and she was smoking hot as well.…
I often tell Brandi that I am the luckiest man alive because I am married to her. She is truly incredible and I am grateful for everything she does for me! Even though we didn’t have a ton to spend…