This book is a collection of stories about the life of C. Lawrence Desmore that I wish to share with my children. These stories are experiences I have lived that we've never talked about. However, you need to know that your father is human and has made mistakes and here are some of them. The difference between success and defeat, is how you handle it. If you can look at yourself tomorrow and vow that you learned from yesterday's mistakes, then you can say; THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN A-G-A-I-N! This is twenty plus years of learning. Some lessons have been negative and some very positive. But all in all, it was life. Sometimes the wait is worth it, I only hope you, my children and other readers enjoy it.