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 …
Driving home tonight a Sugarland song came on the radio. All of a sudden I am thrown back into a memory with Brad. Driving from Destin home to Panama City. We would go to Destin for a date or with the family every once in a while. I love that little stretch of road between. …
I read this in some little quote book (my favorite kind of book) Our best work is done with the heart breaking, or overflowing. Now, I’m not sure that I’m really doing any official “work”; but since Brad’s death it seems like I go back and forth between those two extremes. Sometimes many times a …
I Just got home from the St. George Triathlon. I am tired, so this will be short – but I just have to say that we have the greatest family ever. This is our third year doing the Tri in honor of Brad. The first year I was scared to death – I had …
Mother’s day is another one of those holidays that I loved so much when Brad was here – but is difficult now without him. My first Mother’s day without him was the day after his funeral. That was a bad one. The other’s have been…o.k. I struggled with it this year and tried to …
Birthdays It’s been a while. I’m going to attempt to do this more often. I read through this blog for the first time in 6 months a few days ago and I realized that it is so good for me to write – because I can go back and read it when I’m having a …