THANK YOU!!! Thank you for spreading the word about Operation Serve to Heal. Thank you for joining in. Thank you for your kind words on social media and for your love and support. I wanted to give people the option of joining us on this day for a few reasons. First, I wanted my little …
Join us May 1st for Operation Serve To Heal May 1st will mark 7 years since losing Brad. Last year we added some small acts of service to what we normally do on this day {you can read more about that here}We found that something special happened when we focused on serving others instead of focusing on …
May 1st is the day we lost Brad. Needless to say, it is my least favorite day. This year I wanted to be a little more prepared. I can always feel it coming and I struggle for weeks before. This year was a little different. Tyler had been out on her mission about 6 weeks. …
Six years. Instead of focusing on the sad…. or the loss. Focus on the LOVE. Because no time, no distance, nothing exists in the world that can change OUR love. It’s mine and Brad’s. And it’s still growing and we are both actively still giving and receiving that love. It is part of my physical …
On It’s Own Today marks 5 1/2 years since Brad’s death. It’s interesting how the passage of time changes things. {and how it doesn’t} I remember having a physical “flinch” on every 1st of every month. Another month without Brad. I was always counting. Hours, days, months. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I’m counting …
Today marks five years since Brad’s death. That is crazy to me. Five years sounds like a long time. And it’s weird because it seems like a lifetime ago and also just yesterday all at the same time. I remember very vividly walking in my bed room to get Addie who was six months old …
Yesterday marks the four year anniversary of Brad’s death. I have felt this day creeping up. It stresses me out. I don’t really despise or hate this day. Some people may find that interesting. The only reason for that is because I feel that Brad is closer on May 1st. (and that’s saying something, because …