Five Years Gone

Today is my least favorite day of the year. The day my heart shattered into a million little pieces. The day my family changed forever. I want to sleep the day away and not think of Richard. Not remember the shock, the tears, the devastation my family experienced. But I just can't. So I have a full day ahead of me. And I am grateful for the strength I have found over the years. The knowledge that I am a child of God and he truly loves me. The beautiful relationships I have with each of my children. That each of us has survived and thrived after such a tragedy. How can it be five years? It seems like only yesterday. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. I miss him and wish he was here, growing old with me.

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