The Point of Change

09/09/2024

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09/08/2024

Drying Funeral Flowers- Epoxy Table Step 1

09/08/2024

I don't know where
my sunglasses are...
Perhaps I left them
in the car?

Or maybe they are
beside my bed?
I usually keep them
on top of my head.

Did I put them
in a drawer?
I hope I don't find them
on the floor!

When did they
even go missin?
Maybe I left them
in the kitchen?

I know I had them
when we crossed the bridge.
Did I put them
in the fridge?!?

I've looked here,
I've looked there.
I cannot find them
anywhere!

Well, I guess they're gone
for the rest of my life...
Nevermind! I found them!.. I asked my wife.

-Matty Jablonsky

09/08/2024

09/07/2024

I finished the poem last night. We're saying goodbye to Bradley today. 💔 Keep us in your prayers.

09/05/2024

A Prayer For Bradley

Do you think that it’s possible
for someone to be so good,
that God calls them home
before you think He should?

We say it all the time,
“God must have needed him.”
but a lot of those times,
they didn’t even believe in Him.

There’s no other reason
that you would call Brad home,
and his beautiful fiancé
would be left all alone.

Now our whole family
is questioning your plan.
Why, God, why
would you take this young man?

You’ve broken the heart
of a father and a mother.
And let’s not even mention
what you did to his little brother.

The ripples flow further,
they hit my wife too.
Her mother is his aunt
now SHE is mad at you.

Granny holds it together,
sewing like a thread.
Even though she’s strong,
she wishes it were her instead.

This is so unfair,
and all a bit unusual.
But what do you expect,
when a wedding becomes a funeral?

We see you moving.
Guiding us through.
In all of this darkness,
we're all seeking you.

So God, move in,
wrap your arms around this family.
You say you'll work this for good,
and I know you won't lie to me.

Although we're all grieving,
one thing is for sure.
It is only by your grace,
that we shall endure.

I know Bradley is with you
up there in Heaven.
And I know that he sees
all the love that's been given.

Please give him a hug
from all of us here.
Tell him we miss him,
and we'll hold him so dear.

Thank you for what we still have,
and remind us each day
that this life is a gift,
so live it the Bradley way!

~Amen~

RIP Bradley Davis. Forever 23.

-Matthew Jablonsky

09/05/2024

I really appreciate you all being patient and kind with us. The outpouring of love and support has been beautiful. Eventually we will discuss what happened, but for now we just need time.

09/02/2024

Going back to work after receiving terrible life changing news is the worst.
💔💔💔

08/31/2024

Caitlin just got a call...
I can't even express the pain in our hearts right now but please keep her family wrapped in prayer at this time.
🙏💝💝💝🙏

08/31/2024

I wrote this poem for Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st. If you have lost a loved one to addiction, I hope this lets you know you are not alone!

-Overdose Death-

I know you didn't mean to,
I know you didn't try.
It was just a stupid mistake,
You didn't want to die...

You were doing so good,
We were so proud of you!
But good emotions, sometimes,
They're overwhelming too.

Maybe I should've called,
Or answered that last text.
But I didn't see this coming!
I didn't know you were next!

I know it's kinda late now,
And maybe weird to say...
But I love you so much,
And I'll miss you every day.

This is so unfair,
No one knows how to feel.
I keep waiting to wake up,
Or hear that this isn't real!

What do I tell the people,
When they ask me how you've been?
I suppose, I'll tell the truth...
That addiction never ends.

I'll tell them if they're hurting,
They call always call on me.
I couldn't be there for you...
But for them, maybe I could be.

Maybe I can help someone,
Maybe they will learn,
That drugs aren't "the fun you can't have"...
They're the hell you don't deserve.

-Matty Jablonsky

08/30/2024

Are you rockin the ribbon?

08/29/2024

-A Letter To Me-

I wish I could send a letter,
to myself in the past.
I’d tell myself to let them go,
those women just won’t last.

My heart was set on nonsense,
I had no want to stay.
But I am so thankful,
that it didn’t stay that way.

Eventually I found the one,
that my heart calls home.
But I wasted so much time,
with women on my phone.

I guess they were each a lesson,
when I look in the mirror.
Each failed attempt at love,
made the right path more clear.

Well then, I guess I’d tell myself,
to stay away from drugs.
I got so caught up in m**h,
I forgot who I was.

But if I’d never done the drugs,
I would never have moved away.
And if that’d never happened,
I wouldn’t be here today.

Moving down here,
is how I met my wife.
So I guess in a way,
the drugs gave me life.

Ok, maybe I’d tell the old me,
to stay away from those guys.
The ones that sell me drugs,
and the ones that tell me lies.

But years down the road,
some of those guys do great.
A few of them even,
had a hand in my escape.

Every loss I’ve had,
has led me to a win.
So I wouldn’t be where I am,
if it wasn’t for where I’ve been.

I guess I won’t send this letter,
I’ll let God make the plan.
I know I fell down a lot,
but I became a good man.

-Matty Jablonsky

08/29/2024

Wow... What an eye-opening testimony!

08/28/2024

If “Love is patient”
and “Love is kind”,
then why do I feel
like I’m losing my mind?

It’s not easy to be patient,
when your family is all around.
It’s also hard to be kind,
Or, at least, that’s what I have found.

My mother’s mind wanders,
she never stays on task.
When it comes to what she’s doing,
I always have to ask!

“Where are you going now?”
“How long will it take?”
“Do you have to do that right away?”
“You’re going to make us late!”

Granny’s got a mouth,
and she runs it every day.
When it comes to me and Mom,
she’s always got som**hing to say!

“Go brush your hair,
it looks like a wig!”
“Oh, you’re getting seconds?
Your belly’s getting big!”

Snapping back is in my nature,
sometimes I want to fight!
But I love them both so much,
so, on my tongue, I bite.

I give myself some time,
to process what I heard.
I remember who I’m talking to,
before I speak a word.

Mom might drive me crazy,
but she brought me in this world.
I know I gave her a hard time,
when I was just a girl.

Granny doesn’t mean to hurt us,
when her words come out so sharp.
She just doesn’t have a filter,
but she does have a heart.

We’re all a little crazy,
we’re each a little nuts.
But at the end of the day,
that’s what makes us “US”!

So it may not be easy
to be patient and kind,
but I’ll put in the extra work
for this family of mine.

-Caitlin Jablonsky

"I wrote this poem from my wife's perspective about her relationship with her mother and grandmother."
-Matty Jablonsky

08/28/2024

Shared a poem at a Poetry Open Mic via Zoom tonight! It's always great to have my wife by my side for these things. ❤️❤️❤️

08/26/2024

Put. It. Back...

08/26/2024

I wrote a brand new poem this morning from my wife's point of view...

I'll be reading it live via zoom at a poetry open mic tomorrow evening!

Let me know what you think!

08/26/2024

Good morning 🌞

08/26/2024

Fun in the sun! 😎

08/26/2024

"The addiction isn't in the drug, the addiction is in YOU. You are no more addicted to the drugs than a gambler is addicted to the cards in his hand."
-Matty Jablonsky

08/25/2024

Our view from the cabin. 🥰🥰🥰

08/25/2024

Used to be the only time

I said your name was in vain.

Used to be the only time

I cried out was in pain.

But today, Lord, I need you.

To help carry me through the day.

I need your strength and courage,

And I need it in the worst way.

My heart has been broken,

My soul has been torn.

More times than I can count,

I've wished I was never born.

But I'm seeing your light today,

Shining through all the clouds.

I need you to hear me,

I want you to come down.

You created heaven and Earth,

The stars and all I see.

And after creating all that,

You then created me.

So sit with me a minute,

And I'll tell you about my life.

It's never had you in it,

It's been full of worry and strife.

The pain that I've endured,

And the pain that I've inflicted.

It's filled up my heart,

And left me so convicted.

But I think I'd like to change that,

so I'm opening the door...

Lord, I know you're willing,

Come fill my life with more.

-Matty Jablonsky

08/25/2024

Early recovery be like... 🤣🤣🤣

08/24/2024

Trap House Testimonies 🤣🤣🤣