Will, Geez, wow man! I get sent an alert whenever anything is put on the blog. We need to make this happen and I am willing to help in any way possible. I'm just putting something here on the blog that it is worth the effort to see your dad, your ex-husband, your friend William Goehler. I don't know what the problem is at the current writing but I can attest that he is harmless and for the sake of humanity we should all be helping the guy and you can start by visiting him. Do it now so you don't regret not having done it in the future. I'm willing to help and anyone can email me at jriley@bridgepub.com I can help handle whatever other considerations are out there.
Will, sorry I haven't written more recently. I did get your 8.5 x 11 with letters in it and will return these after handling. Let's do this. I would like to be there when you see your family again; but either way the most important is that you get to see them. Best, Paladin

hey dad, destiny here. im sorry I haven't been writing you at all Ive been going through a lot. I just got back to living with my boyfriend, johnny. I was staying with mom for a little while at her house. shes doing really well. anyways she has all these old boxes of letters and drawings from you to us that she kept all these years and im glad she did. I know you might have not made the greatest decisions in your lifetime but you loved and still do love us. and I think that is the main reason we all turned out ok. the love that are family has for eachother is something I will learn from and remember for the rest of my life. anyways I feel like I got to know you a lot better by reading those letters you wrote to us when we were just little kids. and I saw the picture you drew for me that you told mom to hang on the wall above my bed. thanks for that. well, I have a lot to tell you, first of all, your son, my half brother Michael isn't answering you just he went back to jail. im not sure what for but his girlfriend called me and let me know because he wasn't answering any of my calls/texts. And, big news... im 7 weeks and 6 days pregnant today. obviously it wasn't planned but Im with someone that ive been with for 4 years now and were willing to work hard to make a stable healthy life for this baby. I don't think I have the heart to give up a baby that I feel like I already have a connection to even thought its a little bit bigger than the size of a blueberry right now. I already have an endless amount of love for the little thing. mom was actually the one that told me to take a test, she had a feeling, and she was right. and then I went to the doctor to get everything checked out completely and everythings fine. johnny has suggested one of these days when we both have time, we want to come visit you. I really want you to meet the love of my life. and im glad hes willing to do something so bold you know? your kind of a scary guy in a lot of peoples eyes. but johnny is one of the biggest supporters of me going to see you. mom said she would come to see you with me if I asked her but im not sure if I would put that on her. you put her through a lot, and even looking back at old letters you wrote to her she gets sad, and I can see it in her eyes you hurt her dad, she forgives you and shes thankful she came out so much stronger and smarter but you did hurt her. I forgive you too. Im a strong believer that everything happens for a reason. and I have a wonderful life right now, and I feel so strong internally you know? like I can get through anything, and Im proud of myself that after everything ive been through, foster care, adoption, the rape, treatment, addiction, etc. im not damaged, or jacked up. im strong as hell. I can get threw anything. anyways I gotta go I love you ill write you again soon. love, destiny

Hi Bill,

You and I had discussed family and raising children in one of our communications. I have to tell you I am so happy to see your Daughter writing to you. She seems like a wonderful young lady. It also seems that no matter your circumstances you showed your children how much you loved them and that is an incredible accomplishment!!! Be proud Sir!!

Best Regards,
Karen

Hey dad, it's Hannah. Sorry it took so long to find you. I just got back in contact with Destiny and she told me about you're website and now I'm here. Being completely honest I don't know a lot about you but I've heard some stories from my adopted mom that I'm hoping aren't as true as she makes them seem. No matter what you did, I still love you. How are you doing in there? I can only imagine what it's like. AJ and I are doing better if you were wondering. We've been through hell and back but then again so has everyone else so I can't really complain. Destiny sent me some of the cards you gave us when we were little and to be honest, I cried. You are a great drawer, I'm kinda jealous, I love drawing but it comes out like crap most of the time.
One day I'm hope to bring aj up with me and we will visit all of you finally. It's been forever. I'll tell AJ he can write to yo use expect something from him sometime soon. I'll keep in touch. Love you.

Hi Bill, Sorry I haven't written in a while. On the good side, this is really happening isn't it?! To others who would visit Bill: I can say from the viewpoint of a pretty descent person, who has never done drugs, who has never committed a crime, who has been a descent law abiding citizen and who is trying to help everyone around him; that William Goehler is one of the best people I know. I'm not saying he is totally "normal" but that may be what is best about him. No one I've ever met has been more willing to change and been able to do it just by studying. I understand about what he has done and the crazy things that he has been up to in the past. I think I've helped to get him pulled out of the depths of what he was in. But we are all in the same boat to one degree or another. There are causes and explanations and perhaps justifications for why we all do things; but in the end, man IS basically good. So, when he does things which are "bad" and we don't understand why then it's common to shy away from that. But, doing that doesn't resolve anything for anyone. If we can take responsibility for each other and help each other to get better and to overcome our insanities then shouldn't we? It in fact isn't correct to lock someone away with no rehabilitative efforts and to have the sunshine taken out of his life for the rest of his life without having a purpose or hope. True, enough, he is responsible for his actions; but so are we and what about our responsibility toward him? That is what is missing to a marked degree in society. I don't mean to be lecturing but it's just what I was thinking. I am Bill's friend now, so because of that I am writing on his blog to try to be in communication with him and others who would visit him. But, you are already on your way to seeing Bill; and it's definitely an adventure, but I think one you will want to repeat. I hope these words are of some use. All your words and hopes for Bill are awesome to be able to see.
Best, Joe R.

Hey Dad…that's pretty cool to say. It's me, Allen. I don't really know what to say, which is weird for me since I'm a man of many words, considering. I just want to know how your doing, which is stupid to say, but yeah…I'm just kinda overwhelmed…I hope you can get back to me Dad, I love you.

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