Neither had a crush on the other throughout grade school. As a matter of fact, their lives didn’t collide until their senior year of high school; she, feeling alone and lost in a struggling family, filled with poverty, found him–a boy, feeling neglected by everyone–teachers, sisters and brothers, parents. Their love seemed deep and real. Yet, no one thought they would make it. They had nothing. No job. No money. No place to live. According to every one of my father’s teachers, he didn’t have the ability to succeed in life. These two brave, some say naïve and stupid teenagers, set off on an adventure together at the age of 17 & 18.
In this blog, I will unravel a tale of two lives committed to one another, taking leaps of faith, against all odds, mostly because they didn’t know any better. Some choices were downright life threatening, but they were enjoying the ride and not looking back. Granted, the journey was not always amusing, not even close, but the stories that my dad continues to tell of their life together, amaze me. Mostly because many of the stories are about hope, about beating the odds, and about NOT listening to those negative voices in your life that tell you that “you can’t succeed.” “You won’t make it.” “You will never amount to anything.” Readers will not believe some of the tales in this blog. Many may believe they are made-up stories, or embellishments that make the stories seem more extravagant. Except for a few colorful additions and humorous descriptions, the stories are true. They are all based on what I heard as I grew up, living the adventures through my father’s eyes. So follow me on this journey of stories originally told to me by my favorite storyteller, my dad.
By the end of this blog’s history, my hope is that these stories will make you believe that you can accomplish those things in your life that right now seem impossible.
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