Today’s another (Just For Today) and another reason “walking slow makes it real hard to fall”. This is a phrase Joe Higgins taught me years ago and it’s a phrase I continue to practice today and share with others. 

Joe, you are missed but never forgotten.

There is not one single day that goes by I dont think about my friend . He has helped me to be the man i am today .But when you talk to someone 3-4 times a week for years , that had so much wisdom and didnt mind sharing his experience strength and hope with you and did it with love and kindness, its hard not to listen and know this friend of mine new what he was talking bout ! The day before my friend passed i was able to spend bout 3-4hrs with him bout and hour of that was going over a step the other was talking thats what we did when we got together we shared our ups and downs for me mainly downs my friend was mainly ups and by time we parted i usually felt refreshed and was ready to take on the world ! But Tina and Bryson there was never a time that you two were not in the conversation at some point (his team as he would say with a smile) I could see the love come across his face . I know how much I miss my friend (a lot and often) so its hard for me to fatham the loss and grief yall have . But i do know one thing Joe would tell us all in our loss Put one foot in front of the other and do next right thing !

Love you two


Anthony Millis   
 

By the time Bryson had his six month checkup his pediatrician and I had already begun to pick on Joe about being so overprotective and nervous.  At the appointment Bryson got a perfect report and the doctor fielded all of the Joe's questions with ease.  BUT... she did mention that it looked like Bryson might try to walk on his tip toes.  She said  "you might want to consider getting him some crib shoes so he can get used to walking on the bottom of his feet."

Well, within just a matter of days Joe has assembled more than 40 pairs of shoes.  He laid them out in rows on the floor of Bryson's room to show me his accomplishment.  He was so proud of his solution to the problem!  He was going to keep shoes on Bryson even when he was asleep.

I got so tickled at him...  there was no way Bryson was going to be able to wear that many shoes before he out grew them.