April 15, 2016
I finally decided to read the sympathy cards that were mailed to us for Mason’s death. This daunting task has been hanging over my head since 3/31/16. Every day, we have received a handful of cards, all of which I could not seem to open. Every day, I would look at this massively huge stack of letters and think that I might not ever read them. I considered hiding them so I wouldn’t have to feel guilt every time I glanced in that direction. The opening of all the cards was partially forced. My beautiful daughter decided to take matters into her own hands and start ripping open the letters. Needless to say, paper envelopes were flying. As she opened each one she approached me with a grin and asked if I could read it to her. I agreed to read a few, but after we started, we were not able to stop. With each note, I gathered love, hope, and promise. I could tell that my kids were enjoying the reminder of how loved Mason was as much as I did. We sat and read the cards for hours, and with each card came another reminder. So thank you, thank you to the people who made us smile. We will continue to smile.
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