Good morning and thanks for stopping by!

Well it's been over two weeks now since Brandon Crisp went missing from his BArrie home and still no sign of him. It seems like he has literally vanished without a trace. Now that the police have officially abandoned their ground search for now, I find myself wondering how Brandon's parents are feeling about that.

As the weeks progress with no clues as to his whereabouts , the reality is that you'll notice Brandon's story drifting down the order of news stories until it eventually disappears from the line-up. I noticed last night on A-News that Brandon had dropped from their number one story to second in the line-up after a story on the potential cell phone ban in vehicles...a sure sign that the media is gradually, gently preparing us to move on. Without an ending, this story can only grab headlines for so long until it vanishes from the radar, almost like Brandon himself has.

I had mixed feelings when I saw this last night on the news. My first thought was "How dare they?" How dare they move on when we dont have any answers, a family's life has been forever altered, and this community still feels shaken by Brandon's disappearance.

While as a member of the media I understand their logic, as a member of the community and a human being, I was offended by it. The truth is, without any new developments in the case, the same thing will soon happen at every local media outlet, including this one. ...I just thought that yesterday was too soon...too soon when it's still one of the first things I think about when I get up in the morning and one of the last when I turn in for the night.

Now, in their defence, it was the second story and it wasn't forgotten all together but on my list of priorities, it's still more important to me than maybe kinda sorta not being able to chat on my cell phone in my car...I have alot of respect for my colleagues on the hill, I'm not trying to slam them but as a viewer, I was disappointed in their choice, that's all..

I get asked alot what I think has happened to Brandon and I often hear people discussing it around the water cooler. The truth is that intellectually, I know about as much as everyone else... which isn't much.

The way I look at it is this....I am someone that believes in and has been blessed by miracles in my own life. I have been in and witnessed too many situations where there didn't seem to be any hope...where the outlook was grim ...everyone including myself had given up...and a happy ending seemed impossible...when out of the blue...a light appears...unexpectedly ...from the very last place you would ever suspect and things miraculously turn out to be okay.

I dont know if a miracle will happen for Brandon and his family but until we know for sure, I refuse to give up hope. I dont have any answers but I am trying to keep the faith and am praying that this story will have a happy ending. I think it's the least we can do for ourselves and for the Crisp family.