Two years ago, near the same time as this post, I wrote about a gift that Amy had received from her best friend Temple – some two years prior to my original post. That small gift of three bracelets changed the tenor of our house and the trajectory of Amy’s and my focus as she began dialysis. My prayer – almost daily – has been that me and my children will walk in the memory of Amy by Choosing Joy, Blessing Others, and Walking in Peace with our Lord and Savior. Two days after the anniversary of my wife’s Heavenly birthday, I’m at a Peace that can only be explained by the presence of the Comforter in my life and the relationship I have with my Savior and Creator. On one of the scariest days of her life, Amy snapped the picture below, seconds after receiving the beautiful gift. It reminds me daily to remember that fear does not have control of my life anymore. I choose Joy!


