Urban Dictionary defines a friend as: someone you love and who loves you, someone you respect and who respects you, someone whom you trust and who trusts you. A friend is honest and makes you want to be honest, too. A friend is loyal. Over the years my thoughts on friendship has changed. I had to start drawing the line between friends and associates. Now at the ripe age of 33, that line has become bolder. Through the years “friendships” have ended and others have grown stronger. I used to feel like I needed closure or to fix issues when things didn’t feel right but I had to realize that…

November 11, 2013 is a day I will never forget.  It started out as a regular day. I was off work for Veterans Day so I went to High Point to visit my sister and nephew. I rode with my sister to Durham and hung out with her for a few hours. On my drive back to Charlotte I laughed and joked with my mom as we usually do. I had been home for less than 30 minutes when my sister called and said, “Are you sitting down?” I told her yes and she continued to say “daddy passed away”. Just like it was five minutes ago I clearly remember saying,…