5 years. A nod to life, love, and loved ones.

This week was the 5-year anniversary of something that I still cannot believe even happened.  Chad and I had our last pre-marriage counseling session with our mentor couple, Shawn and Vicki. We were just wrapping up our session, discussing how excited we were to finally be getting married after a long engagement, when I asked if we could sit back down to pray for my Grandpa Herrmann, who was dying of cancer. I wanted him to pass away peacefully and rejoin my Grandma, who had passed away a year earlier and was his everything. A few seconds in, I had a brain hemorrhage due to a brain aneurysm that landed me close to death and delayed my wedding over a year.  I don't remember much about my time in the hospital, but I am continually thankful for the family and friends that I have.