As I write this, tears are filling my eyes and I’m brought back to exactly where I was 9 years ago today. Everyone handles the loss of a loved one differently and for me, 7/17/06 will forever be a date that is burned into my head so vividly. Before that Monday, I had only experienced the loss of a few distant family members, but that day I lost one of the most important people in my life to date. Nanny. Prior to that Monday in July, we had made the drive from home in Sergeant Bluff to Texas numerous times and it always felt like it took so long to get there, but that day, it took what felt like an eternity. I can still see us pulling into Baylor Hospital and going up the elevator, walking the halls of the hospital floor, looking out the windows onto the parking lot, and getting the news. About the time we found out that Nanny went to Heaven, I was supposed to be playing 2nd base in the first round of the District Softball Tournament. I remember thinking that day was supposed to be a good day…not the worst day of my life so far. But, like in all things, life had to go on. Nanny was no longer in pain or enduring any more suffering.
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Lindsey
7/17/2015 04:29:10 am
This is beautiful sissy. Got teary eyed reading it. Thinking about you today. Love you!
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Kristin Kruse27 year old wife, daughter, sister, friend. Fashion, travel & fitness enthusiast. Lover of sunrises, iced coconut milk lattes, road trips, and the Midwest. Archives
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