Have I Grieved Long Enough?
As I stood in front of my son's plaque, I looked at the Christmas decorations I had just put onto it. This was now the sixth holiday season without him. Six years without him opening presents by the tree on Christmas morning. Six years without holiday songs and hot chocolate and Christmas lights. Six years of wondering what our lives would look like if he were still here. I now have two daughters that consume any additional time I have outside of work. The holiday season is spent baking cookies, making crafts, and looking at neighborhood light displays. We drink hot chocolate and watch Christmas movies together. We marvel at the magic of our Elf on a Shelf elves, Fonzo and Sparkle. My husband picks out their Christmas pajamas, and we stay up late wrapping their presents. Although I feel so unbelievably happy to have my rainbow daughters, I still find myself at Richard's plaque, wishing I could do all of these same things with him. Is six years long enough to g