Nine years
August 10, 2012 — A date that will forever be etched in my memory. A date that was the most live altering day of my life so far. In the past nine years, we have learned to live without Scott’s physical presence in our lives, although it has been one of the hardest things I have ever done. Something that if someone had told me beforehand was going to happen, I would have said I/we could not handle. I have heard that God doesn’t send you anything that you can’t handle. I would disagree with that — God doesn’t send anything that HE can’t handle. It is only by the grace and strength of God that we have not only made it through the past nine years, but, dare I say, thrived. That is not to deny the rough patches and how hard it truly was, but when I look at Jaelyn all I can do is thank God that He brought us BOTH through so far with grace and strength. This past year I think has been one of the hardest of the nine and I know there will be more rough ones to come. This past year has