Eight Months Pregnant and Suddenly Raising Seven Children Alone, Until One Quiet Family Decision Changed Everything at His Beachside Wedding

was still open. The letters were still there. I picked one up and sat across from him at the kitchen table.

“I do not want to lose you, Mattie,” he said softly. “But I am finally beginning to understand that I have been losing you all along by loving you like you were already leaving.”

He took a breath.

“I cannot promise I will never feel afraid. But continue reading …