“Pat died at 16 years and 4 days, right after he got his drivers license. My son was on the back of a motorcycle that a guy was getting ready to buy and he killed him. He only lived about two hours. Going through the grieving process was extremely tough. I was stuck in the anger stage for about two years. The one thing about grieving is everyone goes down a different path. People grieve in their own way, you can’t change that. I finally realized I couldn’t do it myself and I asked God. I surrendered myself to him. I said Lord, I can’t get through this, I need your help. I said, I lost my only son and I don’t know what to do. Sure enough, He came along. God said, I sent my only son to help you, He died for your sins. God could relate to me. After giving my heart to Him I realized that there were other things He had for me to do. I got involved with Big Brothers and then foster care. We decided to adopt two kids, Ashleigh was 4 and Daniel was about 1. Things really worked out by just listening to the path that Jesus had for me. I was not to just worry about myself, but to worry about other people. He gave me a path to follow. My name is Larry and I surrender.”