This is Lyle. A father. A friend. A brother. A lover. And one of my favorite people to have walked this earth. Heās one of my best friends and also my Father in law.
I miss him. A lot. But I do feel him. I canāt explain itā¦ I only can feel it.
He passed away from an aggressive form of brain cancer on Dec. 23, 2023.
He started me on this journey of helping others. He was a helper himself. He cared. He loved. He gave. He protected. He listened. He taught.
He loved the outdoors. His family. His friendsā¦. But he especially loved his grandkids. I wish my kids could know him like I doā¦
Lyle had a talent of making everyone feel special.
I miss being outdoors with him. I miss watching football with him. I miss going on drives with him. I miss watching him play with my kids. I miss him getting his 2 Mtn. Dews everywhere we went. I miss going to his house and being with him. I miss his one leg kick and a grunt every time he got off the couch.
But the thing I miss most is hearing him laugh.
Deep down I know that heās helping me. Everyday.
Heās helping me help these families. And as much as I want him back, I know that what we are doing together is bigger than that.
It doesnāt make it easier. But it does make it feel lighter.
p.s. He would not approve of me posting a pic of him kissing me on the forehead hahaha. He did that for me. Cuz he knew Iād think it was hilarious.
Itās been a long time since weāve had family photos but it was time! Love this wild crew of mine! ā¤ļø @devinhess
Thanks @kendallpocockphotography_ for somehow making our chaos look calm š«¶š¼
To my lady:
(a love letter i wrote to my wife in june)
Being able to know the person you were when we met, the person youāve become now, and the person youāre becoming, I donāt feel deserving of.
Iāve watched you thrive as we took on new adventures
Iāve watched you hurt as we took on new ideas
Iāve watched you heal as we went through our own problems
Iāve watched you shatter as we lost people close to usā¦
most importantly
Iāve watched you become this beautiful person you are today
inside and out.
I donāt know what things Iāve done right to have you in my life.
Our kids are who they are because of you. Except for Nikoā¦
thatās because of me hahaha.
Iām so grateful for you. I canāt express the feelings I have for you adequately because thereās so manyā¦
all I can say is thank you.
Thank you for being you.
Thank you for being consistent.
Thank you for raising our babies.
Thank you for listening to me.
Thank you for supporting me.
Thank you for not being on the hot crazy scale.
Thank you for creating this life with me.
Thank you for your love.
Thank you for your advice.
Thank you for everything Jo.
I donāt know what Iām doing. Or what Iām building. Or where itās all headed.
What I do know is with your support I feel like I can do anything.
Youāre one of the most grounded people Iāve ever met.
Unless your house is a mess and then youāre one of the loudest stomping people Iāve ever met.
You feel deeply. You think deeply. You love deeply. You forgive too much. You see the good in people.
You care about people more than you care about yourself.
(which Iām trying to change btw)
Your heart is pure.
You are someone who lives and feels with their entire heart and soul.
As we grow, know I am so excited to grow with you.
Where we are now, I never imagined we would be. My setbacks were never in my plans hahaha (sorry)
But we have a home full of love.
And I am so grateful for it.
Thank you Jo. I love you f*ckin infinity 10 million thousand hundred 27 with a middle finger up for extra credit.
All I ask is never stop loving me. And if you do stop loving me. Iām going to pretend you never said that.
The end. Happily ever after. Bye. š¤
From victim mindset to owning my shit.
6 years apart.
A visual example of discipline.
If only I could show a visual example of how my life changed in the process.
Had a badass weekend with @1stphorm and the bros of @modex_project
Real people helping real people through the hardest moments of their lives.
Thatās what this is.
Raise the flags if youāre with us š“āā ļøš“āā ļøš“āā ļø
Lets show em whatās coming @rallyhumans
Go share @itssozer video to help Casey!!! We can continue t help him by sharing his video. So pumped his story landed into the right hands. Love you @transmute_that_innerg and I hope recovery is going well āļø
The fight continues for our boy @transmute_that_innerg !! Love all of this. Happy to hear he is out of surgery and doing good. š“āā ļøš“āā ļøš“āā ļø
24 hr fast for my boy @transmute_that_innerg ā¦ somebody gotta tell me the rules. Hoping his surgery goes as needed tomorrow. Sending Casey all our love from your Rally Humans š“āā ļø
