Dear Sweet Child,

You would be starting your freshman year in high school if you were still with us. I didn’t realize that until just the other day.

I choose to be happy for you. I choose to celebrate the life you lived here on earth and the life you now have in heaven with our Savior. But still… Every now and then, something kicks me in the gut. Realizing this would be your freshman year did that - a good, solid kick.

It doesn’t help that it’s your brother&...