I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light beams
I'll be home for Christmas
-- Excerpt from a Christmas carol, "I'll Be Home for Christmas."

With the word of a Winter storm warning that was coming toward us last Tuesday evening, I was not certain whether ...

Dear Dustin's Journey Readers:

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas today as well as tomorrow. May this wonderful time of year bring much happiness to you and yours.

I would also like to pause and take a moment to say thank you. Whether you read my blog this year, left me a comment, or even sent me a message, please know that it has been appreciated, and it has not gone unnoticed. ...

There are good days and bad days; some happy, some sad. There are times of complete happiness, and also times of complete despair and loneliness. There are thoughts of a bright future, and an unplanned death. ~ Dustin on Depression

I appreciate the fact that some of you are reading this blog, and also responding with comments here as well. Thank you for that. It means a lot to me. It is important, I feel to have support in times such as these. ...

It is hard for me to say when things have gone wrong. But for me, I feel that things have really gone wrong lately. I do not know where/when that started, though.

With this blog entry, I am going to start writing in a series that for me, will be all about the depression that I have been feeling lately. I do not enjoy admitting that I feel this way, but I feel that it is the only thing that I can do right ...

I am not a perfect person; I have made many mistakes in my lifetime, and I will undoubtedly make more mistakes as I travel upon my journey in life. Nobody is perfect, after all. While we should all strive to be the best people that we can be, I understand that nobody is perfect (as hard as I may try to be). There are several things in life that I have taken for granted. I reflect upon this terrible thing once or twice each year, if not more frequently. I am referring to my taking things for granted ...