It’s the lunch brought to work, the dinner drop offs, the wine left at the door, the texts, the phone calls…

It’s everyone holding me up when I’m about to fall.

Picking me up when I’m on the ground unable to keep going.

Fighting alongside me when I keep getting beaten down.

It’s all of you that have made me a strong as I have been this past year.

I have gone through more than I ever thought I could.

I have gone through all of the firsts in this past year…firsts that I never thought I’d have to experience.

I’ve gone through every single emotion that you could imagine.

I’ve also accomplished more than I ever thought possible and am living a life I never thought I could. I know I’m going to be okay. Everything will be okay.

As I keep going with my life…rebuilding it…I need you all with me still and I always will. I still need you to continue to hold me up, fight with me and support me, but I also need you to laugh with me and celebrate with me as I move forward with my life.

Only when we are brave enough to explore a darkness, will we find the infinite power of our light.