
Tie A Knot and Hang On
“When you come to the end
of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt I still remember the night in exact detail. I was visiting my parents for Christmas in Indiana, Steven was on his 2nd deployment within our short 17 month marriage at that time. He had been gone only 4 weeks. I was 17 weeks pregnant with Madelynn (our first) and headed back to San Diego the next day. My mom and I had gone to have our haircut, but before we left my dad called. He had been tr