a widows pursuit

Everyone has their own story of how they met their best friends and what makes them so special. So when our family moved in next door to Lisa and her family, Lisa and I instantly became friends. I had no idea the journey I’d walk with her. At the time, my youngest daughter, Nicole, was 6 months old and Lisa was 7 months pregnant with her youngest son, Jeremiah. I went over to Lisa’s one day to ask for a cup of sugar. And thus our journey began….

For 3 wonderful years we made fun memories together until my family moved back to the East coast and settled in Florida. Fast forward 3 more years and I became a widow. My grief journey took me back to California where Lisa took me in for that first summer where I went wild and crazy! At least that’s what I felt like!

Five years later, beyond my grief, I moved to Georgia to make a new life. In the meantime, Lisa had divorced and moved to Georgia with her son, Jeremiah. She just happened to move to Georgia the same month that I had and we were then living 2 hours apart. We began making new memories again and enjoying our family visits:)

Then 3 years later, life took a tragic turn. Jeremiah, 14 years old, was killed in a car accident. A purpose out of my grief allowed me to be there for Lisa this time. I could walk beside her in her grief journey and understand the heartache and pain. And that’s what a Best Friend Forever is all about!

We believe that Jeremiah occasionally shows up as an angel. My daughter, Nicole, had an experience that she believes Jeremiah saved her life. A month after Jeremiah died, a car Nicole was in one night, as a passenger, almost crashed. She saw a handprint on the outside of the window that stopped the car. She believed it was Jeremiah’s hand that stopped the car from crashing. I wrote a short story that was published in, “Angel Digest”.

My journey with my BFF is not over. Through better or worse, that’s what friends are for!!