The Marks We Leave Behind
Reflections from an empty office filled with memories, laughter, and changed lives.
It’s hard to believe as I sit here in an empty room inside an empty building.
I know this moment is what I prayed and fasted for, but it’s still surreal sitting on the same floor where adjustments were made and lives were changed.
No adjustment table. No anatomy posters. No degenerative disc disease chart. No family photos. Not even a chair.
Just four walls remain.
But if these walls could talk… if they could recount the stories of the past… the tales they would tell.
Over the last nine years in this place, there have been many ups and downs. Victories and defeats. Moments of celebration and moments of sheer stress.
Nonetheless, they are moments I never want to forget.
Moments like giving everything we had for the down payment on this building and wondering if we were making the right decision. Or tearing down a wall only to quickly realize we had no idea what we were doing. Or the joy of receiving that very first phone call from a patient wanting to schedule an appointment.
But let me share the final memory from this place that I will cherish most.
Back when we lived next door, Isaiah and Isaac would often come over at the end of the day, running up and down these hallways. They would laugh, play, and demand my attention while I was finishing with patients. It didn’t matter if I was in the middle of an adjustment or reviewing x-rays… they wanted Daddy’s attention.
Then last Friday, Ellen surprised me by bringing all four boys to the office one final time.
For one last moment, I got to watch my boys laugh, play, and run through these hallways again.
And honestly… goodbye is harder than I thought it would be.
My dad once told me that during your working years, you spend so much time trying to make your mark on the world. But not long after you retire or move on, someone else will come along and paint over it.
Soon, new owners will remodel this building and make it their own.
But the marks we made here were never truly on the walls.
They were made in hearts.
The true marks we leave in life are the lives we impact and the people we love along the way.
Thank you for loving and supporting our family over these last nine years. We hope to see you at our new office for our Grand Opening on Saturday, June 6, from 12–2 PM.
A new chapter.
And new marks to make.
Your friend,
Dr. Mosier