It hasn’t been an easy couple of months. I imagine the next couple of months will not get any easier. I have been on a wild ride the details of which I will tell you… one day. Sooner than that, I will begin to try to tell you the lessons I have learned during these dark times. For now, I will tell you that my husband of over 13 years died of colon cancer on June 19th of this year. He was 51 years young. He left behind 3 children, a sister, a father… and me. He deeply touched the lives of so many others during his time here on Earth. As I write this, I am listening to “Without You” from Rent. But I could so easily be listening to “Problem” by Ariana Grande. His light was as bright as the sun and stars, although we lived in his nightscape (which is quite a testament to how powerful his light really was to even be able to shine through the night). Although I am greatly relieved he is gone, I miss him so much that the longing in my chest is thick and palpable.