Amy Stokes
Pretending It's Not Real
I remember being about 5 months into our world being blown apart by my husband’s unexpected trip to the hospital which resulted in us...
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Amy Stokes
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Making It Through
Last year at this time, Bryant had only been gone for about a month and half. I remember pressing through with so much will to give my...
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Amy Stokes
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Fulfilling Dreams
We had not taken our family on a big family vacation in over a decade. In fact, it was the only big family vacation we had ever taken....
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Amy Stokes
Nov 12, 20234 min read
Confidence
A few days ago, in my morning Bible reading time, I read a story that I have either read or heard probably a hundred times in my life. ...
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Amy Stokes
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Pain and Compassion
We laid Bryant’s body to rest one year ago today, and this photo was taken the day after the funeral. My little 7 year old daughter,...
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Amy Stokes
Oct 31, 20233 min read
The Rains Came
Sometimes you are going down the path of life and things go awry… People often refer to this as they “hit a bump in the road.” The only...
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Amy Stokes
Oct 8, 20232 min read
Unexpected Grief Moments
I took my daughter to her 3rd grade friend’s birthday party today. As I watched the family celebrate their daughter it was sweet to see...
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Amy Stokes
Sep 24, 20234 min read
When I Was a Child
Since the loss of my husband, I have slowly seen time and time again the places that he and I leaned on each other, and I didn’t even...
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Amy Stokes
Sep 8, 20233 min read
Is It Enough?
You tell other people about highs and lows, but your spouse shares these moments with you – as one and the same in so many ways. For the...
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Amy Stokes
Sep 3, 20233 min read
One Year Later
It was the Sunday before Labor Day last year that we called 911 for Bryant. It was the most ordinary day, and I never would have dreamed...
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