When Beckett was little, about 4, him, his parents and older twin sisters were going home from a family outing, celebrating their parents anniversary.  Unfortunately, their vehicle was struck by a drunk driver, horrifically wiping out his entire family.  By a miracle, Beckett was spared as the car seat he was in protected him.  He suffered a few bangs and bruises, the tragic part that left a scar on the rest of his life was a traumatic brain injury, that took most of his memories of his family from him. 

 

He became the little boy that lived, with just a scar on his fragile head, he had to re-learn some of his coordination and motor skills, his cognitive skills were intact and his basic memories of the world.  He knew he had parents and sisters, but they were just ghosts in his memory.  His mother’s brother and his wife, his Godparents adopted him, to raise him as best they could, determined to reflect what he parents wanted to instill in the little boy.

 

The story follows his growth, finding his way in life, his faith and new ‘family’.  His growth, college and the girl that helps him find more understanding of love, family and more of an understanding of emotion.  His ‘calling’, to join the Navy as an officer, then train to fulfill his father’s original goal, and become a SEAL.

 

With his natural born leadership skills strengthened by years as a La Cross Captain, a Navy Officer and a honed SEAL, Beckett quickly found his way up the ranks and becoming tapped to lead a Special Operations Group Team.  Which allows him more lead way to a ‘more normal’ life, become married to his love, and find fatherhood.

 

The books focus on Family, Faith, the Military and the Life those in it have outside of their jobs and ‘calling’.  It doesn’t drive a religious narrative, it is the faith the individual has in themselves, the others in their life and the way their ‘Path’ in life is for them.

 

It tells Beckett’s home life, as it grows and unfolds, the lives of those around him and how it all affects him.  It also tells of some of the military stories that help to show Beckett’s faith, strengths, and the challenges of his more ‘human’ side and challenges with his TBI and its affects throughout his life.

 

In the books I hope to address TBI more, so readers understand it better and how Survivors of it face challenges nearly daily.  Some challenges might not be big enough to be seen by others, all the time, but they are still there.  And how PTSD can affect both soldiers and civilians.

 

While still adding more stories shared by people who helped me heal and move past my TBI and grow to take better care of myself to be sure it does not take more away from me. 

 

Sincerely,

Jon