Moving Forward
This weekend my niece got married. My oldest niece, born when I was in high school, is now married. She is the second of my brother's children to start their lives with their own family. Sweet, fuzzy headed baby Braelynn, who loved her hats and asking "why?" is married. It has been wonderful to watch her grow into this young lady full of poise and strength. She knows what she wants and has made it happen. Alex is wonderful and the two of them are going to go far. Spending the weekend at this glorious event gave me pause, though. It made me realize how far we have come in a year. Just last year when Andrew married his love, Michelle, I was unable to really enjoy it. The hole in my heart was just too large, and I couldn't even fake it. I was so happy for them, but had so much trouble with my loss, I literally walked out on the Father/Daughter dance and sobbed by myself in the bathroom. I hope they didn't take my difficulty personally. ...