LIVE EDGE WOOD + RESIN ARTISTRY

On that day - our wedding day - we had a lot to celebrate and be thankful for. A friend of mine once said, "God refuses to waste our pain." We pretty much could've had Kleenex sponsor at the rate the tears were flowin'. I actually don't know if there was a dry eye on the property. Guaranteed there was something happening in the ceremony that would make you cry. Four months prior, the doctors couldn't tell my family if I'd ever walk again, or know who I was. The very fact that

You would think that a broken back and brain injury would be enough to handle for one summer... but that would be so boring. I mentioned earlier that Chels was my fiancé at the time of the accident. We got engaged 4 months before and had already picked a wedding date. What was that you said? Did we put the wedding on hold or change the date at least? Pfft…a brain injury and a broken back wasn’t enough to stop us. We’ve always liked to do things in unconventional ways. Besid

The next few months were horribly slow in one sense and incredibly fast in another. I was on doctor ordered bedrest for almost 3 months. I pretty much just got up to use the washroom and to eat (aside from the occasional, rebellious shuffle around the house on account of losing my mind.) As hard as that time was, there were some amazing things that came out of it. My family grew so close over those months, and Chels and Max developed very meaningful relationships with my fam

Leaving the hospital was just the beginning of a very long road. Of course I was unable to live on my own but my amazing parents invited me to move home while I recovered. At that point my injuries were stable and the bleeding in my brain had subsided so the doctors agreed that moving to my parents home may be more suitable and comfortable for my recovery. My wife, Chelsea (fiancé at the time) had just finished school for the year and had not started working for the summer. I