Times of grief and hardship always show you truths. Maybe truths you didn't want to see or ones maybe you ignored for the sake of harmony. Once you see them or admit to them you can't go back. It was like realizing Dave was an alcoholic. That jeannie couldn't ever be put back in the bottle once it was released.
So in the time of this sorrow of losing Dave I have discovered that my best support is still my mother and my siblings. And of course Mom is not always going to be around, but I will take what I can get for now.
I have been amazed at some of the support I got. Heather, my daughter-in-law turned great friend calls me to check on me and the littles. Betty checks on us and is one of the few to understand what life will be like for us. Brenda texts all the time asking how we are doing. I have had some great support from people far away and some near. Kim, always willing to let me vent and explain things to me. Tod sent me a great message after Dave died and lifted me so much. My relatives in MN and IL always offer whatever support they can. People at work ask daily how I am or how the littles are.
So my truth is that my family shrunk greatly with Dave's death. And it is what it is. But I found some great truths and can move forward with those and not worry about the rest.
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