Birthdays are always hard. We threw big parties. Adam cooked a lot of food. I feel his absence. Not just for me in all the planning and prep, but for my children. I hate that he is not here to see how much they have grown. It hurts my heart to know the young ages they lost their father: 6, 10, and
Read MoreMy relationship with time is forever changed. When you lose your husband so suddenly, unexpectedly, with decades ahead - it is the harshest of realities. I make less plans. I do not look so far ahead.
Read MoreI’ve always loved taking photos. I scheduled the newborn photo shoots and made sure we had family pictures for our annual Christmas card. I loved sending them out, but after losing Adam, I stopped. No more family photo shoots. No more Christmas cards. I look back at these and ache for the family we once were and for the pain we didn't know was...
Read MoreI left the hospital on May 18, 2021, with the unfathomable task of telling my children their beloved father was dead. Never to return. Gone from this earth. I was dazed. I don’t remember who drove me home. I don’t know if anything was said on that car ride. I was completely numb.
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