I am friends with many of my clients on Facebook. I love seeing their little updates and how their lives grow and evolve. The one thing I never want to see is when someone passes away. Loss is such a hard thing… especially the loss of someone we are very close to.

On Monday evening I saw a post from one of my upcoming brides. I read the post the first time and couldn’t believe it… I read the post probably five times before my brain managed to retain the words written there. For this sweet bride, Monday marked a changing point in her life… her fiancé passed away while at work.

He was young and it was sudden and unexpected. I can’t even begin to fathom the pain, the grief, the doubt and emptiness that she must be feeling to suddenly lose the man of her dreams. I know that I would be an absolute wreck without my Ryan. I’ve wracked my brain trying to figure out what I can do. If there is something I could do to help her get through this time.

Often in these situations, fundraisers are created to raise money for those who are left behind. At this point in time, I don’t know that money is actually a concern for this lovely lady. I know money would mean nothing to me. I wish I had photos of them. I wish I could make her a video or a book. Something to keep him close. But I don’t have any images of them to share.

I’m just at a loss as to how to approach this situation. But my heart so desperately wants to do something to help in this difficult time. So for the time being my prayers will be for her and their families that they can find comfort and peace. And I’ll still be contemplating ways I might be able to help. But until then I’m reminding myself that I am blessed. I’m focusing even more on telling those I care about how much they mean to me on a regular basis. And I’m remembering that there is a much better place we go to when our time here is done.

I hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday. Tell your family and friends that you love them today. And I’ll see you back here on Friday

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