Author: Ficklins

So yes I have ignored my blog for a year. I guess I assume nobody is even reading it so why bother? I decided to do a quick recap and just sort of ramble… I have a new job. It is great. I am working as a Legal Assistant at a law firm in Logan.… Continue reading IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME…

So I have been reading back to the start of this blog. I see so much sadness in my heart. It makes me sad to read it. I have so many wonderful things in my life. Below is a list of things I am thankful for and even some things I miss in no particular… Continue reading RANDOM THOUGHTS SUMMER 2012

My little girl is all grown up and is now  a wife. She has grown up to be the most amazing young woman. I am so proud of who she is. She has a heart of gold and I am blessed to have her in my heart. I am constantly amazed at Josh and how… Continue reading MEET JOSH AND TAYLOR KAMERATH

I do not KNOW this little boy but he has affected me and touched my heart. Please take a few minutes and read his story. NOBODY should have to watch this happen to their child. It is heartbreaking and I would do anything to take the pain away from all of them, even for just… Continue reading ATTICUS HANSEN

This past week, my daughter Taylor went to the eye doctor and was told some scary news. Let me back up a little…when Taylor was 12 the doctor informed us that she has very little optic nerve in her eye. It should look like a doughnut and be mostly doughnut and very little hole, hers… Continue reading TIRED OF SADNESS

Before You Speak, Ask Yourself: Is It Kind, Is It Necessary, Is It True, Does It Improve On The Silence? Sometimes words hurt for a lifetime. No matter how hard I try to forget what he said, it hurts my heart every single day.

Before surgery So…Cassidy had to steal Scott’s surgery thunder. After a lifetime of strep throat the doctor told us ” those tonsils are beasts and HAVE to come out:. Less than a week later , Cass was on the operating table. She handled the first 2 days just great. She ate McDonald’s and pretty much… Continue reading CASSIDY WAS NOT TO BE LEFT OUT!

What a Christmas Eve…I am at work and I get a call from Scott ” I am in the ER and I need to have my appendix out”. I rush over to the hospital and there he is, in bed in pain. I instantly felt like he was 5 years old. It made me almost… Continue reading SCOTT NEEDED SOME ATTENTION TOO

My little girl (ok she is almost 22 but still) is ENGAGED! December 8, 2011 my soon to be son in law, Josh got down on one knee and made my daughter cry. Taylor and Josh have been together for 3 years. they are a great fit. I would never have picked him for her,… Continue reading LITTLE GIRLS GROW UP AND BECOME BRIDES

Why in the world does he write to my daughter? He is serving a mission and did nothing but hurt her for the 12 months before he left. His family has no idea he writes her and tells her he loves her still..but I see how this will end. She will be the one who… Continue reading QUICK RANT